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Missouri bill would ban enforcement of federal gun laws

Missouri representatives meet in the House chamber to discuss the threat of the coronavirus and how to fund relief efforts on March 18, 2020.
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Missouri representatives meet in the House chamber to discuss the threat of the coronavirus and how to fund relief efforts on March 18, 2020.
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Published 2:10 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP)

Missouri lawmakers are advancing a bill to ban police from using federal laws to take away people's guns.

The GOP-led House on Wednesday voted to give the bill initial approval. A previous version of the bill would have disqualified law enforcement officers from serving as state police if they violated the policy.

House lawmakers toned down penalties in the bill Wednesday. But it still would subject police departments that employ officers who take away guns based on federal laws to lawsuits and $50,000 fines. The bill has gotten pushback from some law enforcement in the state.

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