Missouri AG tells St. Louis mayor proposed gun legislation violates state constitution's right to bear arms

The Missouri attorney general put St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones on notice this week, telling her in a letter that her proposed plans to ban "military-grade weapons on our streets" and "prohibit insurrectionists and those convicted of hate crimes from having guns" would violate citizens' rights under the state constitution to bear arms. On Tuesday, Jones announced her intent to enact "common sense" gun safety legislation, saying she and members of the city’s Board of Alderman share a vision of a "safer, stronger St. Louis, ready to stand up for...