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The Show Me State will be the 11th in the U.S. to codify the right to carry a concealed handgun without a permit after the state legislature on Wednesday issued an easy override to Gov. Jay Nixon's veto.

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State lawmakers are assembling in Jefferson City Wednesday for a brief veto session in which they may act to override Gov. Jay Nixon's June veto on a measure to grant concealed carry without a permit.

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The nation's largest gun rights group is going blue in the Missouri governor's race, endorsing Democrat Attorney General Chris Koster over Navy SEAL Republican Eric Grietens.

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Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a measure that would have allowed Missourians to carry a concealed firearm without training or a permit.

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The Show Me State could be the 11th to legalize concealed carry without a permit if legislation on the way to the governor is signed into law.

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Following a "strict scrutiny" analysis by a Missouri circuit court judge, a St. Louis felon arrested with a handgun saw his charges dismissed last week under a new amendment to the state constitution.

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Following a "strict scrutiny" analysis by a Missouri circuit court judge, a St. Louis felon arrested with a handgun saw his charges dismissed last week under a new amendment to the state constitution.

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State legislatures this week in at least two states advanced measures aimed at halting current or future federal laws affecting the Second Amendment.

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With many fearing that civil unrest, rioting and looting will be far worse than last time, residents and business owners alike are making preparations, which for some, include purchasing firearms to protect their businesses and their lives.

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One goal of the walk was an attempt to educate others about open carry and recent changes made to Missouri state laws, but not everyone agrees that those changes are for the better.

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Although the bill had originally passed earlier this year in the Republican-dominated state house by an overwhelming 111-28 vote and the senate 21-7 vote, Gov. Jay Nixon halted the bill with a veto.

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After almost a week of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a black Ferguson, Missouri, man, the governor — in an attempt to quell the unrest — put state police in charge.

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