Gun advocates rally in state Capitol as anti-gun control measure gets House approval

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Intro:	Hundreds of gun activists took to the state Capitol to rally support for a measure that would block any laws relating to gun control.
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That's the sound of your state Capitol and hundreds of gun advocates shouting "We're Here."

Lawmakers seem to have noticed, because just three floors above the rally the Missouri House gave its approval to a measure that would block any future gun control laws. That vote comes even as federal gun control proposals have failed in the US Senate.

Missouri gun owners like Steve Huse say Missouri's vote is a good step, but he says he still felt a need to demonstrate in Jefferson City.

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Description: "We came here to protect our Second Amendment rights, we aren't trying to be infringed on by the liberal agenda of the present administration, and if we don't stand up for our rights we are going to lose them."

Reporting from the state capitol, I'm Alex Mallin.

Intro:	As gun control talks flat line in Washington, hundreds of protesters took to the state Capitol to rally in favor of a measure blocking any new gun control laws.
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Description: "I would like to quote the good Charlton Heston, who stood up and said: From my cold dead hands." (APPLAUSE)

The applause from gun rights advocates echoed through the chambers for two hours, while just three floors above the Missouri House gave its approval to a measure that would block any future gun control laws.

Republican Representative Douglas Funderburk is sponsoring the bill, and says its still important despite the fact that gun federal gun proposals were shot down in the US Senate.

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Description: "What failed yesterday is not dead and it's not gone, and I guarantee you it will probably be back next year."

The bill now moves to the State Senate.

Reporting from the state capitol, I'm Alex Mallin.

Intro:	As gun control talks flatline in Washington, hundreds of protestors took to the state Capitol to rally in favor of a measure blocking any new gun control laws.
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Gun control talks may have failed in Washington, but that didn't stop hundreds of gun rights advocates from holding a loud rally in Jefferson City.

Lawmakers must have heard, because three floors up the House gave its approval to a measure that would block any future gun control laws.

Representative Jeff Roorda spoke at the rally, one of the only Democrats to do so.

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Description: "I don't know when the constitution became a partisan issue."

Roorda voted in favor of the bill, and says people shouldn't associate his party affiliation with his stance on guns.

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Description: "I took an oath to uphold the entire Constitution, not just the parts I like."

The bill now goes to the State Senate.

Reporting from the state capitol, I'm Alex Mallin.