On the same day the Missouri Senate debated 17 hours into the predawn to “perfect” a COVID-19 business liability protection bill, the Missouri House made short work of passing a bill ...

According to the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 1,489 firearm related deaths in Missouri in 2022, or about 24.2 for every 100,000 people, the fifth highest ...

Here's a rundown of Missouri's gun laws, including who can buy, own, sell and carry firearms, and which firearms are allowed to be sold in the state.

Missouri has some of the most permissive gun laws in the nation — the state does not require background checks and does not require a permit to carry a concealed weapon. As Gabrielle Hays ...

That may explain why the state has largely been ignored by gun-related interest groups in 2020, despite a record year for gun homicides in Missouri’s cities and political attention on violent crime.

The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday on the constitutionality of a new state law forbidding local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws. A lower court judge ...

A federal judge ruled that Missouri’s sweeping gun-rights law is unconstitutional, in a win for the federal government, which said the law hurt criminal investigations. The 2021 legislation ...

Studies on firearm law deregulation in Missouri tell a fraction of the story on gun ... law led to a 21.8% increase in firearm suicide rates in young adults aged 19 to 24 years in Missouri.