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Elections
The secretary of state, Jay Ashcroft, has presented many of this year’s gun reform initiatives as a threat to Second Amendment rights. His wording could sway voters.
The Gunfighters
But four years after Trayvon Martin, the odds are increasingly against them.
The Business of Guns
If the deal is rejected, the class action could go to trial.
Community Violence
St. Louis has a murder rate three times higher than Chicago's. “We need to declare a state of emergency,” says one resident.
National Rifle Association
The gun group has invested nearly $1.5 million to re-elect Roy Blunt and Marco Rubio.
Law
The Missouri Supreme Court will allow a woman to sue a gun dealer despite PLCAA, a law that shields manufacturers and retailers from most liability suits.
Concealed Carry
A review of statewide licensing requirements shows that in more than half the country, applicants are not required to demonstrate their shooting ability.
Seeking a new route around the gun industry's legal immunity, a Missouri lawsuit targets a pawn shop's alleged recklessness.
City Limits
Accounts from the front lines of urban gun violence. This week: Stories from St. Louis, Missouri, where kids plan their funerals and families live in fear.
Gun Policy
An amendment to the state constitution creating an "unalienable" right to firearms is keeping them in dangerous hands.