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Lexi Sutter - 41 Action NewsThe Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City.4:24 PM, Feb 04, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP)&nbsp;—&nbsp;The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill , an effort to stymie implementation of any new federal gun restrictions enacted under Democratic President Joe Biden.The Republican-led House voted 103-43 in favor of the bill Thursday."We're telling Robert Beto O'Rourke and everybody else that hell yes we're standing up to preserve the Second Amendment rights of our constituents," said Republican Rep. Nick Schroer, referring to the former Texas congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.If enacted, the Missouri measure would penalize local police departments if their officers enforce federal gun laws. Those agencies could be sued by those who broke federal gun laws and would face minimum $50,000 fines."We're literally defunding our law enforcement agencies to give that money to criminals," St. Louis Democratic Rep. Peter Meredith said before asking the House to vote against the bill. "This is not hyperbole."Federal law enforcement could still enforce federal gun laws, but any Missouri officers would be barred from helping. Missouri police also could no longer serve on any federal gun law taskforces.The bill has gotten pushback from some Missouri law enforcement agencies.Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott in a letter to lawmakers and other Missouri elected officials last week said his agency often works with federal agencies to prosecute gun offenses that are both state and federal crimes.He said federal convictions "generally yield much longer sentences, keeping our most dangerous felons who threaten our community off the streets for longer periods of time." Arnott wrote that the bill would "severely inhibit" prosecution of dangerous criminals.House lawmakers on Wednesday stripped provisions that would have penalized individual officers who enforced federal gun laws in an effort to make it more appealing to police. The bill instead penalizes police agencies for violations."If they don't violate a person's Second Amendment rights, they have nothing to worry about," Republican bill sponsor Rep. Jered Taylor said.The measure now heads to the Republican-led state Senate for consideration.Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Lexi Sutter - 41 Action NewsThe Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City.4:24 PM, Feb 04, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP)&nbsp;—&nbsp;The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill , an effort to stymie implementation of any new federal gun restrictions enacted under Democratic President Joe Biden.The Republican-led House voted 103-43 in favor of the bill Thursday."We're telling Robert Beto O'Rourke and everybody else that hell yes we're standing up to preserve the Second Amendment rights of our constituents," said Republican Rep. Nick Schroer, referring to the former Texas congressman and 2020...

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