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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page used the event marking National Gun Violence Awareness Month to push the county council to invest in a regional violence reduction effort.
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“Wear Orange National Gun Violence Awareness” held an event in East St. Louis this past weekend to bring light to the suffering of families in the aftermath of “senseless” killing.
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The bill also would lower the minimum age to acquire a concealed carry permit from 19 to 18.
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Earlier this year, Matthew McCulloch pleaded guilty to several counts of endangering the welfare of a child, making a terroristic threat and unlawful use of a weapon. His father is Bob McCulloch, a former county prosecutor.
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One of the measures, Senate Bill 74, would bar cities and counties from imposing their own open carry firearm restrictions.
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Former St. Louis County police officer Matthew McCulloch — who was indicted by a grand jury after firing gun shots at a children’s trunk-or-treat in Kirkwood in October 2023 — on Friday pleaded guilty to six counts of endangering the welfare of a child, one count of making a terroristic threat and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
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If Blair’s Law is violated, the first offense would be a Class A misdemeanor, the second a Class E felony and the third a Class D felony.
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Former President Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his West Palm Beach golf club. President Biden said he was briefed and a person has been detained.
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Blair's Law was finally passed after one family fought for years for legislative change following the death of their loved one, Blair Shanahan Lane, from Kansas City, who was killed in 2011 by a stray bullet during the 4th of July.
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St. Louis police located the suspect inside the school about 12 minutes after being dispatched.