LAX Shooter Awaits Death Penalty Decision: Federal prosecutors expect the Attorney General to decide by by January 2015 if  the death penalty will be sought against the man accused in the deadly shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport in 2013 that resulted in the death of a TSA agent.  Brenton Garen of Westside Today reports that 24-year-old Paul Ciancia has been charged with 11 counts including murdering a federal officer, two counts of attempted murder, and committing acts of violence at an international airport.  Attorney General Eric Holder has the final say in the death penalty decision. 

MO Supreme Court to Hear Gun-Rights Case: The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear argument this week from a convicted drug dealer who believes he has the right to possess a firearm under a newly passed state amendment.  David A. Lieb of the Associated Press reports that the new legislation was adopted to strengthen gun rights for Missouri citizens.  It states that any restriction from gun ownership 'shall be subject to strict scrutiny'.   But law also leaves in place previous measures preventing convicted violent felons from owning guns.  Supporters of the law are quick to point out that it was designed to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens, not to restore rights to convicted felons.