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Coverage dated December 22, 2021

Feds: Missouri gun law poses `clear and substantial threat'

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal authorities argue that new state law forbidding local police from enforcing federal gun laws is hampering efforts to protect the public. A blistering court brief filed Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice outlines multiple examples.

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  1. Local News 8

    Feds: Missouri gun law poses `clear and substantial threat' (opens Local News 8)

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    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal authorities argue that new state law forbidding local police from enforcing federal gun laws is hampering efforts to protect the public. A blistering court brief filed Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice outlines multiple examples.

  2. Sioux City Journal

    Feds: Missouri law blocking federal gun regulations poses ‘clear and substantial threat’ (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    The court brief said that after a police officer was killed in a shootout in September, state law enforcement initially refused routine federal assistance in tracing the murder weapon.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Feds: Missouri gun law poses ‘clear and substantial threat’ (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Gov. Mike Parson signed the act blocking federal gun laws in June.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Feds: Missouri gun law poses `clear and substantial threat' | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal authorities argue that new state law forbidding local police from enforcing federal gun laws is hampering efforts to

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