Article: Missouri House Votes to Legalize Concealed Weapons.

By Kit Wagar, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 7--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Rejecting arguments that more guns lead to more shootings, the Missouri House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to legalize concealed weapons.

The measure now goes to the Senate, where it faces a more difficult path. But the 75-vote margin of victory in the House signaled new momentum in a legislature now dominated by Republicans.

Proponents argued that concealed guns deter crime and provide a way for the weakest members of society to protect themselves when police are nowhere near.

Rep. Larry Crawford, a Centertown Republican, ...

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