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Line 26: − ===Gun Laws=== − Under Missouri law, it's illegal to transfer a gun to a person under the age of 18 without the consent of the child's custodial parent or − guardian.<ref>[http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/statelaws/23rdedition/missouri.pdf Missouri Gun Statutes]</ref> However, under federal law, the minimum age to possess a handgun is 18. The minimum age to get a concealed carry permit is 23.<ref>[http://www.missouricarry.com/apply1.htm MissouriCarry.com]</ref> Line 68:
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Missouri gun laws have gotten better in recent years -- I don't know about these specific aspects, but both links are dead. Also, made copyedits.
==Politics==
==Politics==
Missouri is a [[swing state]] in presidential elections. It had consistently supported the winning candidates since 1960 until 2008 when it favored [[John McCain]], who lost to [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. Before Obama, the last losing candidate to win Missouri was [[Adlai Stevenson]] in 1956.
Missouri is a [[swing state]] in presidential elections. It had consistently supported the winning candidates since 1960 until 2008 when it favored [[John McCain]], who lost to [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. Before Obama, the last losing candidate to win Missouri was [[Adlai Stevenson]] in 1956.
==Elected Officials==
==Elected Officials==
*Former Attorney General [[John Ashcroft]] served as governor and senator for the state.
*Former Attorney General [[John Ashcroft]] served as governor and senator for the state.
*Deceased rock and roll singer [[Chuck Berry]] was from St. Louis.
*Deceased rock and roll singer [[Chuck Berry]] was from St. Louis.
*Five star general [[Omar Bradley]] was from Clark.
*Five-star general [[Omar Bradley]] was from Clark.
*Frontiersman [[Daniel Boone]] settled in Missouri late in his life.
*Frontiersman [[Daniel Boone]] settled in Missouri late in his life.
*Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as [[Mark Twain]], was from Hannibal.
*Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as [[Mark Twain]], was from Hannibal.
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:States of the United States]]
[[Category:States of the United States]]