House gives initial approval to two gun bills (AUDIO)

On the same day the U.S. Senate rejected an expansion of background checks for gun purchases, the Missouri House of Representatives has advanced two gun rights bills. A bill (HB 170) sponsored by Rep. Casey Guernsey (R-Bethany) would make laws passed after Jan. 1,...

House passes bill to let state employees keep firearms in cars

The state House has approved a bill to let state employees keep guns concealed and locked in their vehicles while parked on state property.  The bill was opposed on the floor by Representative Jeremy LaFaver (D-Kansas City), who expressed concern about state employees...