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Missouri House Shoots Down Ban on Minors Openly Carrying Firearms on Public Land

Missouri House Shoots Down Ban on Minors Openly Carrying Firearms on Public Land
Handguns in a store in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
2/10/2023|Updated: 2/10/2023
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A proposal to prohibit minors from carrying firearms in public without adult supervision was defeated by a vote of 104-39 in the Missouri House of Representatives.

The Republican-led state congress voted on Feb. 8 against banning minors from openly carrying firearms, with only one Republican voting in favor of the ban.

Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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