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Court documents say the man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened, while a second man said he

One bystander is dead and dozens injured in a case in which 1 suspect says he fired because he felt threatened and a 2nd suspect says he fired because someone was shooting at him, both defenses under Missouri gun laws.

A major change in the weather is expected to drop Kansas temperatures from near-record highs into the upper teens tonight…attorneys for the men accused in the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration might put forth a defense based on Missouri’s “stand your ground” law...and the Kansas House and Kansas Senate have each passed separate measures addressing civil asset forfeiture reform. Those headlines and more, inside.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

The man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened.

While earlier laws allowed people to use force to protect themselves in their homes, stand your ground provides even broader self-defense rights regardless of the location.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Experts say that even though the shooting left one bystander dead and roughly two dozen people injured, the two suspects might have good cases for self-defense through the state’s “stand your ground” law.