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Committee advances bill raising penalties for vehicle break-ins with firearms present
Summary
House Committee advanced a bill (HB 117) that broadens the definition of entering a vehicle to include reaching in with any body part or tool and elevates penalties when a firearm is present; sponsor said the change targets organized property crime rings that repeatedly check vehicles for unlocked doors.
The Missouri House Committee on Crime and Public Safety voted to advance House Bill 117 after a public hearing and adoption of a committee substitute that tightened definitions for vehicle entry and increased penalties in specified cases.
Representative Murphy, sponsor of HB 117, said the bill “really only does 2 things”: (1) it clarifies that entering a vehicle includes inserting a body part or any…
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