Kristin Bowen

The reality: extreme risk laws are saving lives every day in states that enact them.

If you follow the news in the wake of horrible mass shootings, or if you know (as too many of us do) someone who died by gun suicide, you know there are often warning signs.
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The gun lobbyists who make a living by pushing for more guns, for everyone, no questions asked in Missouri are busy this election year. The multiple versions of this bill all pretend that extreme risk protection orders are the enemy. And that the US government is the enemy.

Oh, I see. What we're after is IMAGINARY unconditional surrender. This all seems very well thought through.

March March and ice cream for dinner at Sparky’s

Q and A after AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ANCESTOR / GREAT-GRANDPARENT / GREAT-GRANDCHILD]

At the Missouri Theatre with half of everyone we know for NUISANCE BEAR

dance party on 9th Street

It’s the best thing Columbia, Missouri does and there’s nothing that comes close: @truefalsefilmfest.bsky.social
Day 2: 3 films + the March March, and our first True/False as a 3-pass family.

White House: the witness’s allegations are “completely baseless” and “backed by zero credible evidence.”

Fact: FBI found her credible enough to interview repeatedly, and she received a financial settlement from the Epstein estate.

Missouri has 8th highest rate for gun deaths among all of our states. We are
Not proud of this. @momsdemandaction.org #MomPower

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If you did submit testimony, please check here to make sure it went through: documents.house.mo.gov/.../HB3070Te...

🚨Don’t forget that after you submit your testimony, you must verify the email that is sent to you. If you miss this step, your testimony will not be submitted to the committee.

If you haven’t submitted your testimony opposing HB 3070 (SAPA), you can do so here.

HB 3070 was heard in the General Laws committee.

witness.house.mo.gov/Default.aspx

But I personally heard from about a dozen @momsdemandaction.org supporters who had trouble with the #moleg website and sharing written testimony. It wasn't our fault! The site was not working.
Good news! you can still submit testimony on HB 3070 up until midnight FRIDAY (3/6).

Another highlight is 100% that we had an absolutely amazing volunteer drive hours to offer testimony--for the first time--representing @momsdemandaction.org supporters from across the state of Missouri. Huge numbers of supporters across MO gave written testimony online, too. bsky.app/profile/ccyl...

The key moment for me at the hearing: where the committee vice chair pointed out that NONE of the officers in his community who he's in close contact with support SAPA legislation being resurrected. It's asking a lot to get lawmakers to vote against their local law enforcement leadership.

The hearing went long--but not because there were many people/organizations in attendance. It seemed to me that the supermajority members of the committee had extensive, varied questions about the bill. They raised problems and a few even poked holes in the sponsor's talking points.

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Three women in red Moms Demand Action shirts smiling in front of the Missouri state Capitol building

Cynthia sitting and speaking at a desk with a microphone

Three Moms Demand volunteers with Representative David Tyson Smith

Proud to offer testimony on behalf of @momsdemandaction.org yesterday in Jefferson City on gun policy. Feels good to take my turn at the mic! Thanks to @kristinbowencomo.bsky.social & @lauraannstl.bsky.social for the support and coaching for my first time testifying! #AdvocacyMadeEasy #MomSky

No other witnesses appear in support or opposition, and the hearing on HB 3070 concludes.

One additional gun lobbyist (Susan Myers) testifies on her strong positive feelings for SAPA because it's the extremist gun bill she "cut her teeth on."

She cites permitless carry as something law enforcement also opposed before Missouri enacted it.

She wants SAPA with strong penalty language.

Her testimony is crystal clear: House Bill 3070 defies common sense. "This bill would handcuff police officers in Missouri–a state where we already have the 8th highest rate of gun deaths among all other states in our country." #moleg

In opposition to HB 3070, our Missouri @momsdemandaction.org volunteer shares powerful testimony. "I joined Moms Demand Action because my two children were scared about gun violence and asking me for answers. So many of my fellow activists have the same story" she says.

Rep. Justus asks about the sales forms used by dealers also, following Rep. Veit's question. The bill could be misinterpreted to impact FFL holding gun dealers.

Rep. Rudy Veit asks whether individuals who fill out federal firearm paperwork could be considered liable under this law.

Dorr seems to suggest it's a stretch.

It says "no person" in the bill, says Veit. It creates possibility of action against individuals.

It is not the feds telling local police we are conscripting you. It's that local police see people violating federal laws and they are prohibited from tracking and reporting that crime.

Dorr agrees with Smith's characterization. Perhaps Missouri laws could be changed, Dorr suggests.

Smith says there are certainly violations of federal law that Columbia police are tracking, and they would be unable to report to the feds.

Rep. David Tyson Smith asks about the material aid portion again. And he pointedly says that Columbia police have been vocal about this legislation. They are extremely opposed to SAPA, Smith says.

Raising the question we heard in an earlier SAPA hearing this session, Costlow raises the concern for insurance costs rising.

Dorr claims that again this was not an issue. Here, he contradicts everything we heard from police and sheriffs in 2025 who opposed the bill last year.

Rep. Costlow asks about stolen gun databases and whether SAPA is a threat to their usage.

Dorr claims no one had a problem in those 2 years of SAPA.

Rep. Simmons recalls when Jered Taylor carried SAPA and underscores what they all said about the law back then. And the key part of this law is the "anti-commandeering" precedent.

Dorr says we have a real problem to guard against a "hostile administration."

Rep. Jobe says the bill is more expansive than applying to officers. It applies to those with federal firearm licenses too--HB 3070 applies to *any* individual including gun dealers.

When the law was on the books for 2 years this was not a problem Dorr claims.

Questions for Dorr from Rep. Matthiesen on the reference to Jackson County law (and preemption). We have to have penalty provisions, Dorr says, for local entities in violation of Missouri law.

(It is not accurate to say St. Louis and Jackson County are in violation of Missouri preemption law.)

All aid can still be received from the federal government, he says. Money, databases, black helicopters, Dorr says.

Answering a question that no one asked today, he says this bill does not open up individual officers to lawsuits. It wasn't the SAPA law, it was "words in the law" Dorr says.