A Missouri Supreme Court ruling handed down today allows all counties but four to begin issuing concealed weapons permits. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
FOUR COUNTIES--GREENE, CAMDEN, CAPE GIRARDEAU, AND JACKSON ARGUED THE CONCEALED WEAPONS LAW AMOUNTED TO AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, WHICH VIOLATES THE HANCOCK AMENDMENT. THE COURT AGREED IN ITS FIVE TO TWO RULING, PREVENTING THEM FROM ISSUING CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS. THAT ANGERS REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE BRAD ROARK WHOSE DISTRICT IS IN GREENE COUNTY. ROARK SAYS HE'LL SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT WILL FIX THE HANCOCK ISSUE RAISED IN THE COURT RULING.
