Springfield News-Leader
A southwest Missouri lawmaker’s plan to make it easier to carry concealed guns in church won initial approval in the Missouri House.
Currently, state law bans concealed firearms from religious establishments unless a permit holder gets permission from someone in charge.
But a proposal by Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, tacked onto a larger bill Monday would flip that: Permit holders would be allowed to carry unless an organization put up signs announcing a ban.
Baker has argued that the bill could prevent shootings like one that happened in his hometown in 2007, when a gunman entered First Congregational Church and killed three people before surrendering to law enforcement.
Posted By: Nicole Rodriguez January 31, 2021 @ 2:47 pm Local News, News
The Greene County Sheriff is calling two recently proposed Missouri Bills misguided and says they will hamstring officers.
Sheriff Arnott says Senate Bill 39 and House bill 85 currently call for any officer who shares firearm-related information with Federal agencies to be fired.
The Sheriff says this would effectively hamper the ability of his office to work with federal agencies investigating local crimes. He says he appreciates a defense of the 2
nd Amendment but does not support the language in the bills.
Sheriff Brad Cole shared a similar concern.
You can read Sheriff Arnott’s full statement below: