Sunday Poll: St. Louis’ New Gun Background Check Bill Good or Bad Legislation?

Friday the St. Louis Board of Aldermen sent a bill to Mayor Krewson, who’s expected to sign it.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed a bill that requires licensed gun dealers to tell police if someone trying to purchase a gun fails a federal background check.

Bill 106 is a public safety legislation for failed background checks for firearm purchases. According to the Board of Aldermen, the City of St. Louis has become the first city in the U.S. to pass such a law.

The bill, sponsored by President Lewis Reed, will establish reporting requirements for licensed firearm dealers. The legislation requires the dealer to report when a firearm purchase is denied from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The new law will prohibit people who attempt to buy guns and fail the background check from creating a serious public safety threat. (KSDK)

Board Bill 106, introduced on September 13th, can be found here.

To come up with today’s poll question I read lots of comments on  articles about this posted on news site Facebook pages. Yes, the poll question isn’t the same as the headline.

As always, this poll will close at 8pm tonight. My thoughts, still unclear to me at this point, and the results Wednesday morning.

— Steve Patterson

St. Louis Board of Aldermen: New Board Bills Week 21 of 2019-2020 Session

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen meet at 10am today, their 21st meeting of the 2019-2020 session. As previously noted, they have the first two meetings labeled as Week #1, so they list this as week/meeting 20.

Today’s agenda includes five (5) new bills.

• B.B.#141 – J. Boyd – An ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment making a supplemental appropriation to the Annual Budget Ordinance 70963 for Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, amounting to the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), and containing an Emergency Clause.
• B.B. #142 – Ingrassia – An ordinance approving a blighting study and Redevelopment Plan for the 2633-35 Allen Ave. Redevelopment Area (“Area”) after finding that the Area is blighted as defined in Section 99.320 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 2016, as amended (“RSMo”), (the “Statute” being Sections 99.300 to 99.715 inclusive), finding that there shall be available five (5) year tax abatement based on 50% of the assessed value of the incremental improvements; and pledging cooperation of the Board of Aldermen.
• B.B. #143 – Todd – An ordinance amending the Redevelopment Plan for the Washington/Vandeventer/Enright/Pendleton Redevelopment Area (“Area”) approved by Ordinance # 69519 dated July 24, 2013 (Exhibit 1 attached) by extending the implementation schedule now calling for projects to be completed by May 1, 2029.
• B.B. #144 – Todd – An ordinance approving a Redevelopment Plan for the 3765 Lindell Blvd. Area.
• B.B. #145 – Todd – An ordinance amending the Redevelopment Plan for the Vandeventer/Finney/Washington/Taylor Redevelopment Area (“Area”) approved by Ordinance #69410 dated February 21, 2013 (Exhibit 1 attached) by extending the implementation schedule now calling for projects to be completed by May 1, 2029.

The meeting begins at 10am, past meetings and a live broadcast can be watched online here. See list of all board bills for the 2019-2020 session — the new bills listed above may not be online right away.

— Steve Patterson