Tagged: Gun Control

Pages

Government
5:06 pm
Wed December 19, 2012

State Legislators In Missouri Discuss Firearms In The Classroom

Credit bigstock.com
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback unveiled his new public school funding proposal Wednesday.

Legislation pre-filed in the Missouri House would allow teachers to carry firearms in their classrooms.

Read more
Government
4:14 pm
Wed December 19, 2012

Missouri Senators Disagree About Gun Control

Mo. Senator Roy Blunt has said he does not think stricter gun control laws will help prevent violence.

After the tragedy in Connecticut, many are now looking to Congress and the President to enact legislation that will curb gun violence. But Missouri’s Senators don’t agree on what that response should be.

Read more
Headlines
8:53 am
Tue December 18, 2012

Top Of The Morning News: December 18, 2012

Credit courtesy of governor.mo.gov
Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon of Missouri

Governor Jay Nixon says his administration may seek legislation to protect school children. U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says greater gun control is not the answer. Those stories and more from KCUR News.

Read more
Government
4:35 pm
Mon December 17, 2012

Blunt Says No To Gun Control, Blames Fed Health Programs

Credit Dan Verbeck / KCUR
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt lent a hand for charity while most questions posed to him were about gun violence.

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says badly administered mental health programs should be fixed as a remedy, rather than blame guns, for violence like the Connecticut school killings.

Read more
Up to Date
10:07 am
Mon December 17, 2012

Is It Time To Talk About Gun Control?

Credit Wikipedia Commmons
A Bushmaster .223-caliber rifle was Adam Lanza's main weapon in his massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary which left 6 teachers and 20 first graders dead.

It may be the tipping point: among the issues of discussion after Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut: mental health and gun control.

Read more

Pages