The Police Chief of Springfield and the prosecutor of Greene County both spoke out in opposition to the proposed bill, as did several police chiefs and prosecutors throughout the state.
The Missouri bill would provide more protections to people who claim they were acting in self defense, which critics said could effectively legalize murder.
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