Laws in Missouri

It looks like there's finally some 'common sense' debate on gun rights. 


http://www.emissourian.com/news/state/article_41140136-0da0-5cde-b23e-9b70aa503b84.html?mode=jqm

Local Legislators Might Be Open to Compromise On Controversial Gun Bill

By Josh Mitchell, Missourian Staff Writer | Posted Yesterday

A new version of a controversial gun bill that attempts to void certain federal gun laws in Missouri is expected to be debated in the upcoming legislative session.
 Three local legislators said this week that they have not read revised language of the Second Amendment Preservation Act.
 But State Reps. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, Dave Hinson, R-St. Clair, and Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, said they still support stopping federal intrusion into Missourians’ Second Amendment rights.
 State Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, has also been a vocal supporter of the bill but could not be reached for comment.
 The original bill sought to charge U.S. agents with misdemeanors if they enforced certain federal gun laws that were deemed unconstitutional. The new bill may remove that language and replace it with something more general.
 Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed the original bill, citing doubts over its constitutionality. The Legislature fell just short of the votes needed to override that veto in September.
 The next legislative session starts Jan. 8.
 “It’s back to the drawing board,” Curtman said.
 The new draft bill would also allow school districts to appoint teachers or administrators as school protection officers who could carry concealed guns in schools...............

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