Dueling Petitions Filed Over Gun Rights in Missouri
Local weapon control ordinances are subject to four petitions sent to Secretary of State.
A retired police officer fires a gun at the Ultimate Defense Firing Range and Training Center in St Peters, Missouri, in a Nov. 26, 2014. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
A group called Sensible Missouri has filed three initiative petitions with Missouri’s Secretary of State for referendum elections to let local officials implement gun control laws.
A St. Louis businessman and political candidate has filed his own petition and sued to stop the plans.
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