State lawmakers want to nullify federal gun limits
Thursday, January 17, 2013
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- President Barack Obama's call for greater gun restrictions was met with opposition Wednesday in the Missouri Legislature, where Republicans rallied behind measures attempting to nullify any federal ban on semi-automatic weapons and make criminals out of federal agents who try to enforce it.
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