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Missouri Lawmakers Debate Car Concealed Weapons Law

March 12, 2002
By: Matt Flener
State Capital Bureau
Links: HB 1344 & HB 1944

The Missouri House debated a bill to allow you to keep a loaded weapon in the glove box of your car.

Matt Flener has more from Jefferson City.

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Missouri voters struck down the right to conceal a weapon in 1999.

But some representatives now say you should be able to hide a gun anywhere in your vehicle.

House Majority Leader Wayne Crump says Missouri gun owners should feel as safe as gun owners in other parts of the country.

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Crump proposed the bill to allow gun owners to protect their weapons from theft.

Representatives also amended the bill to allow retired police officers to carry a weapon.

The measure is close to a final vote in the House.

In Jefferson City, Matt Flener.

Some Missouri law makers say you should be able to hide a weapon in your car.

Matt Flener has more from Jefferson City.

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The Missouri House moved one step closer to letting you keep a weapon hidden in your car.

House Majority Leader Wayne Crump introduced the bill to allow Missouri residents to protect their guns and themselves.

But he says this isn't the same as proposed concealed weapons law struck down by voters in 1999.

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Crump says he thinks this proposal will be enough to convince Gov. Holden to sign a concealed weapons law.

The proposal is nearing a final vote in the house.

In Jefferson City, Matt Flener.

Missouri lawmakers fight over the difference between carrying a gun in your purse and in your glove compartment.

Matt Flener has the story in Jefferson City.

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A bill currently being debated in the House gives Missourians the right to carry a gun anywhere in their car.

But House Majority Leader Wayne Crump says this isn't the same kind of concealed weapons measure voters turned down in 1999.

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Lawmakers also amended the bill to allow retired police officers to carry a gun underneath their clothes.

The bill could reach final approval in the house in the next few days.

In Jefferson City, Matt Flener.