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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMissouri lawmakers pass expanded gun rights on final day
Open carry gun activists participate in a march on November 16, 2015 in Ferguson, Missouri.
Missouri lawmakers passed a sweeping expansion of gun rights Friday, allowing people to carry concealed guns without needing permits while also expanding their right to stand and fight against perceived threats.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/missouri-lawmakers-pass-expanded-gun-rights-on-final-day/ar-BBt1wN3?ocid=spartanntp
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Missouri lawmakers pass expanded gun rights on final day (Original Post)
yortsed snacilbuper
May 2016
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It's somewhat better, I haven't seen anybody walking around with an assault weapon, yet
yortsed snacilbuper
May 2016
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. Domestic terrorists. nt
stone space
(6,498 posts)2. Exactly!
Domestic terrorists. nt
stone space
(6,498 posts)3. I prefer running away from their ground to standing on it.
while also expanding their right to stand and fight against perceived threats
Daninmo
(119 posts)4. It is just
Common sense gun laws. It is the right thing to do. After all these law abiding people who carry guns are not criminals. The criminals obviously don't care about the laws either way.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)5. I think I'll avoid the fucking place just the same!
pintobean
(18,101 posts)6. That's good.
But, your state laws are about the same as Missouri's current laws.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Pennsylvania
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)7. It's somewhat better, I haven't seen anybody walking around with an assault weapon, yet
On the books, Pennsylvania has somewhat tougher gun laws in relation to the rest of the country, according to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The gun-control group gives Pennsylvania a 26 out of 100 rating on its state scorecard, the 10th strictest in the country.
Initech
(100,036 posts)8. Guns have more rights than people do.