07.23.2009 10:48 am

Gay conservatives mad at McCaskill on guns

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

Sen. McCaskill

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WASHINGTON — When the Senate rejected a federally imposed reciprocity agreement on states for concealed carry permit owners, Sen. Claire McCaskill was not among the 20 Democrats who voted for easier gun transport across state lines.

The legislation, also supported by most Republican senators and the…

Missourians split as concealed carry amend. gunned down

By Bill Lambrecht

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — You don’t often see the National Rifle Association take it on the chops but that’s what happened this afternoon when an amendment to allow people with concealed weapons permits carry guns across state lines lost by a scant two…

Illinois gun-owners rally in Springfield, but misfire in committees

By Kevin McDermott

Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau

Gun owners lobby in Springfield

(Update, 3 p.m.: The scene outside the Governor’s office. The statue on the left is of the late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, whose son and successor is the Illinois gun lobby’s chief nemesis.)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -…

Gay conservatives mad at McCaskill on guns

Missourians split as concealed carry amend. gunned down

Illinois gun-owners rally in Springfield, but misfire in committees

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