U.S. House panel presses gun makers to testify before Congress
WASHINGTON — The chair of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform said Thursday that she had requested that…
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Opinion: It’s time Missouri lawmakers close the domestic violence gun loophole
Missouri continuously ranks in the top 10 of states for gun violence deaths and the number of women killed by their partners. Domestic…
Bipartisan lawmakers hope to close domestic violence gun loophole
Marsha Keene-Frye grew up around guns, going hunting with her family from a young age near her home in Mississippi…
Supreme Court justices are back at court for new term
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court returned to the courtroom Monday for the start of a momentous new term, after a…
U.S. Supreme Court gets set to address abortion, guns and religion
The Supreme Court begins its annual term on Oct. 4, 2021, with a packed agenda highlighted by three claims of…
Guns, pandemic, police use of force helped fuel 2020 homicide spike
Homicides in the U.S. spiked by almost 30% in 2020. That was the main takeaway from figures released on Sept. 27, 2021, by…
Missouri House passes bill for guns on public transit
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s House has passed a bill to allow guns on St. Louis buses and other forms…
Appeals court allows guns on Missouri campuses, with catch
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri System employees may bring guns to campus but they cannot fire the gun…
Gun-toting protesters seen outside vote-counting centers
The most turbulent and norm-breaking presidential election of a lifetime has led to an extraordinary spectacle in the United States…
Walmart removes, then returns guns and ammunition to store displays
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has reversed course, announcing it is returning ammunition and firearms to their displays in its…
Legislature hands Gardner a win, Parson two out of six
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson’s contested proposal to give the Missouri attorney general the power to intervene in…