The amendment that added the partial statewide vote was offered by Sen. Doyle Childers, R-Reeds Spring, who said he thought the bill still has a chance to pass. He said he offered the amendment because in a 1999 statewide referendum, voters in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas were the main opposition. His amendment would allow the rest of the state to go ahead without affecting those areas.
The amendment that added the partial statewide vote was offered by Sen. Doyle Childers, R-Reeds Spring, who said he thought the bill still has a chance to pass. He said he offered the amendment because in a 1999 statewide referendum, voters in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas were the main opposition. His amendment would allow the rest of the state to go ahead without affecting those areas.
St. Louis city, St. Louis County, Jackson County and Greene County were all taken out in an amendment offered by Sen. Doyle Childers, R-Reeds Spring. All other counties would then vote on the question of whether or not to allow concealed weapons.
Two years ago, Southwest Missouri's Christian County helped elect Republican Sen. Doyle Childers to 29th Senatorial District. But Christian County gets moved to that infamous 20th District that votes for a new senator this year.
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