Bailey Puts St. Louis “On Notice” Over Proposed Gun Restrictions
August 28, 2023 8:02AM CDT
Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters after taking the oath of office in Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 3, 2023. A Kansas City Council committee will consider a resolution on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, that would designate the city as a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care, even as the state’s attorney general is proposing a new restrictions on the procedures for adults and children. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)
As St. Louis and Kansas City deal with increasing gun violence, they are taking aim at Missouri’s lax gun laws.
Both cities are working to pass legislation that would get around state guns laws. Missouri law allows people to carry concealed weapons without a permit.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, says his office has put St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office “on notice” over her proposed restrictions that Bailey says are unconstitutional.
Both cities are working to ban high-powered guns and keep guns out of the hands of minors.