Typical Republican. Shackle Democrats' ability to do anything and then blame them for not doing enough.The Republican-led Missouri state house on Wednesday voted against banning minors from openly carrying firearms on public land without adult supervision.
The proposal to ban children from carrying guns without adult supervision in public failed by a 104-39 vote. Only one Republican voted in support.
A Democrat, Donna Baringer, said police in her district asked for the change to stop “14-year-olds walking down the middle of the street in the city of St Louis carrying AR-15s”.
“Now they have been emboldened, and they are walking around with them,” Baringer said. “Until they actually brandish them, and brandish them with intent, our police officers’ hands are handcuffed.”
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Republicans for years have criticized [Kim] Gardner, a 47-year-old Democrat first elected in 2016 as St Louis’s first Black female prosecutor.
She is one of several progressive prosecutors elected in recent years with a focus on creating more fairness in the criminal justice system. Republicans say she is not doing enough to fight crime.
The Guardian
I hope police officers who vote Republican remember this when they hear the GOP clamoring about backing the Blue.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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