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Article: Missouri House Votes to Legalize Concealed Weapons.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- March 7, 2003
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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, ...