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A no gun sign is seen posted outside a hotel in Sikeston, Missouri

Nation Mar 07

U.S. judge rules 2021 Missouri gun law unconstitutional

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

Nation Feb 26

Metro Shooting Supplies' employee Chris Cox speaks to Steve Christy about the purchase of a 9mm handgun in Bridgeton
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Missouri law barring police from enforcing federal gun laws creates confusion

Missouri has some of the most permissive gun laws in the nation — the state does not require background checks and does not require a permit to carry a concealed weapon. As Gabrielle Hays reports, a state law passed in…

By Gabrielle Hays, Harry Zahn, Winston Wilde

Nation Jan 27

A no gun sign is seen posted outside a hotel in Sikeston, Missouri
Law blocking federal gun regulation sows confusion in Missouri

The act, which Gov. Parson signed at a gun shop in June of 2021, states that any gun law that violates a citizen’s Second Amendment rights, by Missouri’s standards, cannot be enforced, essentially invalidating federal authority to regulate guns.

By Gabrielle Hays

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