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Concealed weapons bill passes first-round approval

April 15, 1997
By: Rod W. Petersen
State Capital Bureau

Retired law enforcement, judges, and prosecuters could be packing concealed heat if a bill passes final approval in the Senate.

Rod Petersen has more from Jefferson City.

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Legislation allowing retired police officers, judges, and prosecuters to carry concealed weapons passed first-round approval in the Senate.

The bill sponsor is Southeast Missouri Republican Peter Kinder.

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Contents: The expectation in the House would be overwhelming support. The bill to permit conceal and carry for all citizens in the State has had lopsided approval on more than one occasion.

Other senators voiced concern that the bill would go the House and come back as a blanket conceal and carry bill.

A bill which would give almost all citizens the right to carry concealed weapons.

Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Rod Petersen.

Some state officials could be a step closer to packing concealed heat if a weapons bill passes final approval in the Senate.

Rod Petersen has more from Jefferson City.

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The right for retired police officers, judges, and prosecuters to carry concealed weapons passed first-round approval in the Senate.

Co-sponsor Danny Staples, who supported a full conceal and carry weapons bill in the past, voiced disapproval with measures to do that this year.

Staples said that an effort last year to put the conceal and carry measure before the voters was killed by the National Rifle Association.

[647K WAV file - Senator Danny Staples]

Actuality: Danny Staples
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Contents: "I quit paying dues when they started telling me that they were

for the conceal and carry and then urged everybody to vote against it.

The bill goes to the full House if it passes final approval in the Senate.

From Jefferson City, I'm Rod Petersen.