Changed law allows non-violent felons to carry guns, judge rules

By Joe Lambe Missouri voters who approved a constitutional change to state gun law last year may not have intended to allow most state felons to possess guns, but they did it, a St. Louis circuit judge ruled Friday. Jackson County Prosecutor ...

Council considers new ban on open carry of guns

Photo used under a Creative Commons license courtesy William Hook A ban on open carry of guns, the mayor argues, embraces common sense of the old west A city council committee on Wednesday advanced an ordinance to ban the open carry of guns. The ...

Big city mayors join to fight gun law

Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons by Augustas Didžgalvis. Mayors of Kansas City and St. Louis will stand together today against an absurd bill that would help criminals and endanger citizens, they said Friday. Mayors Sly James and Francis ...

City-rural split heading for gun fight

Firing away, Mayor Sly James on Monday launched an effort to change state gun law. He and Police Chief Darryl Forte wrote an editorial in the Kansas City Star urging change, and James hammered for it in his state of the city address. They support ...