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Sherman A1

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Tue May 28, 2019, 08:03 PM May 2019

Missouri Lawmakers' Efforts To Get Guns On College Campuses, Public Transit Stalled. What's Next?

For the second straight legislative session, the Missouri General Assembly didn't pass any pro-gun legislation, while one bill backed by anti-gun groups saw a sliver of success.

Does that mean legislators’ stance on guns is shifting? It depends on whom you ask.

Kevin Jamison, a Gladstone attorney who leads the Western Missouri Shooters Alliance, said the pro-gun lobby had a tough time passing legislation in 2018 partly because of the tumult surrounding the Eric Greitens scandal, which “sucked the air out of the room.”

This year, Jamison said, some legislators focused too much time on a bill that would have tried to keep local police departments from enforcing federal gun laws.

https://www.kcur.org/post/missouri-lawmakers-efforts-get-guns-college-campuses-public-transit-stalled-whats-next

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