by Alisa Nelson | Oct 20, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Missouri’s request to restore a controversial state gun law. The federal government sued Missouri in 2022 to try and block the state from enforcing the Second Amendment Preservation Act. A federal judge ruled earlier this year that...
by Ashley Byrd | Apr 27, 2022 | Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an effort to block a new gun law can get another day in circuit court. In a 6-1 decision, the high court has given St. Louis, St. Louis County and Jackson County another chance to argue against the Second Amendment...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 16, 2022 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Missouri to prevent the state from enforcing House Bill 85, known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act or SAPA. In a news release, the federal agency says SAPA makes enforcement of federal firearms laws...
by Joey Parker | Feb 7, 2022 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Supreme Court is now considering Missouri’s controversial gun law called the Second Amendment Preservation Act, or SAPA. Lawyers for St. Louis and two of the state’s most populous counties made their case against the law, saying it causes confusion when...
by Bill Pollock | Jun 30, 2021 | Show Me Today
State Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Nixa) has been sponsoring the Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) for several years. While State Rep. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette) and other House Democrats say SAPA is unconstitutional, Representative Taylor says it is constitutional...