Missouri GOP Blocks Ban On Children Openly Carrying

The Associated Press reports:

Missouri’s Republican-led House on Wednesday voted against banning minors from openly carrying firearms on public land without adult supervision. The proposal to ban children from carrying guns without adult supervision in public failed by a 104-39 vote. Only one Republican voted in support of it.

Democratic Rep. Donna Baringer said police in her district asked for the change to stop “14-year-olds walking down the middle of the street in the city of St. Louis carrying AR-15s.”

“While it may be intuitive that a 14-year-old has no legitimate purpose, it doesn’t actually mean that they’re going to harm someone. We don’t know that yet,” said Rep. Tony Lovasco, a Republican from the St. Louis suburb of O’Fallon.

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Missouri Republicans voted to allow children to carry loaded guns in public.

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— Piper for Missouri (@piper4missouri) February 9, 2023

Cops had hoped for help to stop teens from walking around “carrying AR-15s.” https://t.co/6ZOL5GWv01

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