A step of progress, a moment of reflection for a mom who took up a cause

Michele DeMoss, center, talks with friends during a surprise party at Blair's Foster Socks and Under the Awning in Independence, thrown Thursday to mark the passage of Blair's Law, named for DeMoss' daughter, who was killed by a stray bullet on July 4, 2011. The law, which penalizes celebratory gunfire and was passed and signed this year after years of advocacy, goes into effect Wednesday. [Mike Genet/The Examiner]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Blair’s Law, which provides stiffer penalties for unlawful celebratory gunfire, goes into effect Wednesday. The next day is Michele Shanahan DeMoss’…

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