Gun Ban Violates Constitution, Missouri Attorney General Tells St. Louis Mayor

Missouri’s Attorney General said he is obligated to protect Second Amendment rights in his state by telling the mayor of St. Louis that her proposed ordinance to ban certain types of firearms violates the Missouri and U.S. constitutions. “That [ordinance] runs afoul of the Missouri Constitution, and the state is obligated to protect that right,” Attorney General Andrew Bailey told The Epoch Times. “That’s why I’m putting the marker down.” Mr. Bailey sent a letter to Mayor Tishaura Jones on Aug. 22 over her plans to “prohibit military-grade weapons on...