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Seante Standoff on Concealed Weapons

Pistol packers will have to wait to see if the Missouri Senate will legalize concealed weapons. Conrad Jungmann has the story from the capital:

Although the controversial concealed weapons bill was rejected by the Senate it's not a dead issue. Bill sponsor Danny Staples of Eminence has until Tuesday to get it back on the Senate floor:

If the Senate does approve, it still needs a green light from the House before it gets on the ballot. If that happens Missouri voters will have the final word next November. From Jefferson City, Conrad Jungmann, reporting.