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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.

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==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.

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~~===Gun Laws===~~

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~~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~~

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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>

==Elected Officials==

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*Former Attorney General [[John Ashcroft]] served as governor and senator for the state.

*Deceased rock and roll singer [[Chuck Berry]] was from St. Louis.

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*Five star general [[Omar Bradley]] was from Clark.

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*Five-star general [[Omar Bradley]] was from Clark.

*Frontiersman [[Daniel Boone]] settled in Missouri late in his life.

*Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as [[Mark Twain]], was from Hannibal.

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==References==

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~~<references/>~~

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[[Category:States of the United States]]

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