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State Child Access Prevention Bill Filed on Behalf of St. Louis Million Mom March
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State Child Access Prevention Bill Filed on Behalf of St. Louis Million Mom March1/25/2002 Press ReleaseSt. Louis Million Mom MarchSt. Louis, MOPhone: 314-494-4399State Child Access Prevention Bill Filed on Behalf of St. Louis Million Mom MarchThe St. Louis chapter of the Million Mom March has endorsed a Child Access Prevention bill that was filed Wednesday, January 23, by Rep. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis, along with 15 other co-sponsors in Jefferson City.House Bill 1595 would make it a crime to store or leave a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access of a minor. Currently there are no criminal penalties or adult accountability in Missouri if a child is hurt or injured by a weapon.Along with St. Louis Million Mom March, Missouri NEA, Citizens for Missouri Children and the Partnership for Children of Kansas City have endorsed this bill.Other sponsors of HB 1595 include State Representatives Mike Daus, Vicky Riback Wilson, Jenee Lowe, Yvonne Wilson, Deleta Williams, Bob Hilgemann, Bill Boucher, Marsha Campbell, Meg Harding, Tim Van Zandt, Melba Curls, Connie Johnson, John Bowman, Esther Haywood and Tim Harlan.Since 1989, sixteen states have enacted similiar legislation along with several cities, including Florida, Texas, Connecticut and California. It has been documented that states with these laws have seen a dramatic drop in gun-related deaths and injuries for children. In 1999, 91 Missouri kids were killed intentionally by a handgun, reports the Missouri Department of Social Services. According to the Violence Policy Center, Missouri ranks thirteenth in the U.S. in the rate of children who kill with a handgun. The Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence recently released their 5th annual report giving Missouri a grade of C on laws protecting children from gun violence. Notably absent from Missouri is a Child Access Prevention law which contributed to the poor grade. http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,547875,00.html