Missouri is one of the few states in the Union which does not permit people to carry a concealed weapon, namely a gun. And for the first time anywhere in the country, the voters are deciding, directly, whether that should change. The turnout has been higher than expected. ABC's Bob Woodruff reports from St. Louis. Missouri is among 19 states plus the District of Columbia which do not.
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Those who favor concealed weapons claim that lives will be saved if people carry guns. Even supporters have a hard time defending this. The voters decide today if that is worth the risk. In their landmark study, Prof. John R. Lott, Jr., and David B. Mustard, of the Univ. of Chicago, found that 'allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons deters violent crimes and it appears to produce no increase in accidental deaths. To Carry laws have lower violent crime rates.