NEW : Missouri Senate 's vote falls one short of the two thirds majority required . Ohio , Minnesota and Texas have pursued similar bills in recent months in reaction to attempts at federal gun control legislation after the December shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown , Connecticut . Missouri 's Senate voted to repeal the governor 's veto . Saint Louis police department is against the bill . Author of the bill says it protects Second Amendment .
NEW : Missouri Senate 's vote falls one short of the two thirds majority required . Missouri 's Senate voted to repeal the governor 's veto . Saint Louis police department is against the bill . Author of the bill says it protects Second Amendment .