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Conceal Carry Goes to Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A committee is sending legislation to the Illinois House floor that would allow people to carry concealed weapons. The Agriculture and Conservation Committee voted 12-2 Tuesday...
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Illinois Debates Conceal Carry
Springfield, Ill (IRN)- A measure that would allow Illinois residents to carry concealed firearms in public places has passed a house committee – but it still has a long road ahead before it becomes...
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Conceal Carry Law Would be Expanded
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House members have approved legislation expanding the state’s concealed gun laws. The measure would lower Missouri’s minimum age for getting a permit to carry a...
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Conceal Carry Permit Holder Exchanges Gunshots With Robber
ST. LOUIS (KMOX)-No one was wounded when the licensed carrier of concealed weapon exchanged gunshots with the man who had just robbed him and three others in St. Louis. Police say that as the suspect...
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Court Ruling on Gun Ban Sets Stage for Fight in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal court ruling tossing out Illinois’ ban on concealed weapons might end the last such gun prohibition in the country, but not without a fight. The question is whether the battle...
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Conceal Carry Legislation to Include 19 Year Olds
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMOX) - Should a 19 year old be allowed to carry a concealed weapon in Missouri? Currently the age is 21, but under a bill passed in the Senate General Laws Committee conceal carry...
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Illinois Lawmakers Reject Governor’s Changes to Gun Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) – On the court set deadline to enact concealed carry legislation, the Illinois Senate and House voted to reject changes Governor Pat Quinn made to the gun bill. The House voted...
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Illinois Grapples with Deploying New Conceal-Carry Law
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Across Illinois, residents are welcoming the chance to finally pack a gun and some are even asking a federal court for permission to start toting weapons next week, rather...
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Official “No Guns” Signs for Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) The Illinois State Police has come up with a standard design for the signs that businesses can post warning patrons that guns are not allowed in their establishments. With the...
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State Police Mail First Concealed Carry Permits
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois’ first concealed carry licenses are being mailed to thousands of gun owners’ mailboxes, Illinois State Police officials announced Friday. The red, white and blue permits are the...
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Ill. Concealed-Carry Permits Reaching Applicants
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Phil Allen and other Illinois gun enthusiasts eager for the right to publicly carry concealed handguns in a state are celebrating as their long-awaited permits showing arrive in their...
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Illinois State Police Instructors Improperly Certified Applicants
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. (KMOX) - Two Illinois State Police firearms instructors are being forced to stop teaching after they gave almost 100 students certificates who had not earned them. Sixteen hours...
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Ill. Issues New Rules for Concealed-Carry Denials
CHICAGO (AP) — A flurry of lawsuits from people who were rejected for concealed carry permits has prompted the Illinois State Police to announce it will require a state review board to explain to...
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Mo. Legislators Pass New Gun Laws
JEFFERSON CITY (KMOX/Capitol Bureau) - Prospective gun owners in Missouri will be able to apply for conceal-and-carry permits at an earlier age after a bill was passed in both the House and Senate. The...
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Pizza Place Owner Shoots Robber
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A pistol-packing pizza parlor purveyor shot a robbery suspect in south St. Louis. It happened just after midnight Sunday at Elicia’s Pizza in the 6600 block of Gravois. The business...
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Judge: Amendment 5 Allows Felon To Keep Gun
ST. LOUIS (KMOX)-A St. Louis Circuit Court Judge has ruled that a recently approved amendment to the Missouri constitution, allows a convicted felon to possess a firearm. Citing Amendment 5, Judge...
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Colleagues Respond to Armed Realtors –“It’s Their Right”
St. Louis, MO (KMOX) -As KMOX News first reported, fear of attack has led some realtors in the St. Louis to arm themselves with guns. How do their colleagues view that choice? “We totally accept the...
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Demonstration at Zoo by Gun Rights Activist Met with Resistance
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Jeffry Smith of Ohio carried an empty holster into the St. Louis Zoo today to prove a point — that his gun is safer on his body than anywhere else, especially his car. A handful of...
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Missouri College Students Could Soon Bring Their Guns to School
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – College students with conceal carry licenses could be able to carry on campus, if a bill introduced to congress last week last week passes. Green County State Senator Bob Dixon says...
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Missouri House Advances Bill to Expand Castle Doctrine Law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are advancing a measure that would limit fees to carry a concealed firearm and expand the state’s castle doctrine law. House members voted 115-34 Monday to...
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