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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Missouri need harsher penalties for ‘swatting?’

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Published 2:15 AM

Police were sent to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's home Sunday night on a bogus call.

In an example of what's called "swatting," Ashcroft says someone called police telling them there had been a shooting at the Jefferson City home. Ashcroft said he had to exit his home slowly with his hands empty.

Missouri Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) wants to create harsher penalties for swatting, which is a misdemeanor under state law.

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