Would More Gun Control Have Prevented What Happened in KC?

So, because I’m something of a gun nut myself and have published nearly 2,000 columns about guns on my gun blog, the first thing I did this morning was to click on Google News and read the lead story out of Kansas City which ‘explained’ the Super Bowl shooting as an event which reflects Missouri’s ‘weak’ gun laws.

Here’s the explanation in full:

“Missouri’s gun laws are considered some of the laxest in the country, with the Giffords Law Center calling them “appallingly weak.”

No background check is required to purchase a firearm, nor is a permit for concealed carry. There is no ban on assault weapons.

There are also no restrictions on gun ownership for people who have been convicted of violent crimes, and firearms are not required to be locked up to prevent children from accessing them.

In 2021, Missouri enacted a law called the “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” which made federal gun regulations illegal statewide, and prohibited law enforcement from enforcing any federal laws that “infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms.”

A federal judge later struck it down, having ruled the state law unconstitutional, and the Supreme Court upheld the decision.”