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Parson acknowledges new gun law needs to be revisited after police say it ties their hands

Lauren Trager

September 28, 2021 |

KMOV-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Missouri

A new Missouri law, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, restricts the ability of local law enforcement officials to collaborate with federal officials in enforcing gun laws and investigating gun crimes. The law, which legislators meant as a statement of gun-rights principles, would fine police officers who violate it. Many local law enforcement officers withdrew from federal-local gun crime task forces and have otherwise stopped working with their federal counterparts. One department stopped submitting data to the federal ballistics database. Police say the law interferes with legitimate police work.

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