"I think he feels the urgency," Gray said. "He understands that this is a crisis, not just for the black Online Cigarettes Store USA community but for Missouri."
Kansas City's homicide rate also is on the rise. Parson's spokeswoman, Kelli Jones, said that while the governor has met with Kansas City officials to discuss the crime problem there, he has no plans for a similar action plan in Kansas City.
House Minority Leader Crystal Quade of Springfield said Parson's plan "does nothing for Kansas City or rural areas Cheap Newport Cigarettes Online Sale affected by increases in gun-related suicides and local violence." Quade, in a statement, said the proposal fails to address "Missouri's dangerously weak gun laws."
St. Louis-area Democrats want the city of St. Louis to be able to require permits for concealed weapons. State law requires no permit, and the law does not allow local jurisdictions to impose stricter gun laws than the state law.
Krewson said at the news conference that the city also is spending more money to fight crime, investing $500,000 Cheap Newport 100s Cigarettes Website in a program called "Cure Violence" that treats crime like a public health crisis and another $1.5 million for violence prevention efforts. St. Louis County is pledging more officers to man the region's MetroLink light rail system.