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<p>Robbers pointed a gun at Bryan Rutherford and demanded that he hand over valuables from his pickup Tuesday evening in Lemay.</p> <p>Rutherford didn't pull out cash or jewelry. He pulled out a .22-caliber pistol hidden in his vehicle and opened fire in what authorities believe is the first instance of self-defense with a concealed firearm since the Missouri Legislature loosened the state's gun laws.</p>

KSDK) -- The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled in the ongoing fight over Missouri's "concealed carry" law. The ruling upholds the law as constitutional in Missouri. However, the court has reversed certain parts of the complicated law. For now, it can't be enforced in Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Greene, or Camden counties because of funding concerns. But those same concerns could lead to future appeals, to prevent the law from taking effect in other counties. Under the law, Missourians age 23 and older can get concealed gun permits after passing background checks and a training course. We're gathering more information and...

Outdoors in Alaska, by Howard Delo "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." -- The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution What I want to talk about is who owns guns and why, and why many people fear guns. The numbers cited come from several different reports. The first is a 1996 report by the Police Foundation, titled "The National Survey of Private Ownership of Firearms in the United States." Another is the "National Gun Policy Survey," released in...