Missouri Senate OVERRIDES Governor’s Veto of Pro-Gun Bill

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also drops age for carry permits to 19 and allows trained school employees to carry in schools

The Missouri legislature has thrown Democratic Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of a pro-gun bill back in his face.

Late yesterday, the legislature, who met in a special session, voted to override the governor’s veto of SB656.

The vote by the state senate was a fairly one sided 23-8, largely along party lines. We don’t have the House vote total yet, but it had to be at least a 2/3 majority.

The bill in question does several things to expand the rights of Missouri gun owners.

First, it prevents local municipalities from passing laws banning open carry.

This is essentially a state preemption law that makes open carry legal throughout the state.

Several cities had recently voted to ban open carry within their limits. This bill will make those votes a moot point.

http://gunssavelives.net/blog/gun-la...ns-in-schools/

[elweasel]

I wonder how this will affect Ferguson?

[jakebrake]

I wonder how this will affect Ferguson?

it won't. I get the feeling it happened BECAUSE of Ferguson.

[nfafan]

it won't. I get the feeling it happened BECAUSE of Ferguson.

Bet you are right!

[elweasel]

I guess I meant if some, or , most, or all the protesters were OCing. Would it have gotten more violent, less violent, or the same? Would the cops have backed off, Started shooting, or the same?

[PocketProtector]

I guess I meant if some, or , most, or all the protesters were OCing. Would it have gotten more violent, less violent, or the same? Would the cops have backed off, Started shooting, or the same?

Different type of protestors

[Qtrborecrazy]

Good for the law abiding people of Mo. Where's our spineless wonders?

[alpacaheat]

Well done, Senators.


Very rare I can utter those word.

[Yellowfin]

Good for the law abiding people of Mo. Where's our spineless wonders?

No kidding. It's about time we started demanding that our state legislature get off its ass and pass pro gun bills instead of whining about how much influence Philly and Pittsburgh have.

[hog45]

I guess I meant if some, or , most, or all the protesters were OCing. Would it have gotten more violent, less violent, or the same? Would the cops have backed off, Started shooting, or the same?

Armed protesting is a very tough line to draw. Cultures which are opposed to violence can usually hold an armed protest peacefully, which we see here periodocally with our events and OC trips, and which was done at the Bundy ranch last spring. However the only reason these remained nonviolent was because the organizers and participants were extremely opposed to violence except as a last possible resort.

In Ferguson most protesters were unarmed, yet very violent. Arming them would have made it worse, not because guns make people more violent, but because violent people, when given guns, use them for violence, while peaceful people use them for peace.

Some people seem to think that arming everyone would make everyone more peaceful. It would, b ut only after the violent ones were done away with. It wouldn't have miraculously made the Ferguson riots more peaceful.

Culture matters. Violent cultures are violent. Peaceful cultures are peaceful. Guns just ensure the peaceful people have a chance. That is all they do.