Wrap: Republican Senator Brad Lager of Northern Missouri says cities shouldn't be able to run gun buyback programs unless an ordinance is passed that allows guns to be sold to licensed firearms dealers.

Whitney O'Daniel with the NRA says doing that would prevent illegal or violent actions because all firearm dealers undergo background checks.

O'Daniel says this ordinance would help reduce gun violence across the state because of the mandatory background checks on all potential gun transactions.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Luke Lyddon.

Wrap: Democratic Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal of Saint Louis County says it should be a priority to keep firearms out of childrens hands by putting parents in charge.

Chappelle-Nadal says lawmakers need to work together to make parents become more aware of the increasing violence around them. 

But Republican Senator Brian Nieves says the bill would never pass because lawmakers cannot force parents to inspect their children's rooms.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Luke Lyddon.

Wrap: Democratic Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal of Saint Louis County is proposing a bill that makes it a crime if parents fail to notify schools or law enforcement their children own a firearm in violation of the law.

But Republican Senator Brian Nieves says there is no effective way to make parents take responsibility to do gun inspections of their childrens rooms.

But Chappelle-Nadal says parents need to be aware of what their children are doing and take action to stop future gun violence.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Luke Lyddon.