The 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St Louis high school on Monday was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and 600 rounds of ammunition. Back in July, the House passed a bill that would raise the age of ownership of such assault weapons to 21. A similar bill has languished in the filibuster-plagued Senate, thanks to Republicans.
Monday’s school shooting was the 40th this year resulting in injuries or death, according to Education Week.
Missouri, which allows open or concealed carry of firearms without a permit or background check, has one of the highest gun death rates in the nation.
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