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Dueling Petitions Filed Over Gun Rights in Missouri

Local weapon control ordinances are subject to four petitions sent to Secretary of State.
Dueling Petitions Filed Over Gun Rights in Missouri
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
Michael Clements
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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.

Michael Clements
Michael Clements
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Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights. Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
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