ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - For Kevin Pusateri, panhandling, which he does on a daily basis, may become significantly more difficult after District 6 County Councilman Michael Archer said he plans to propose a measure or ordinance that would make panhandling in certain areas of the road illegal.

“It's going to prohibit people from walking in the lanes, it's going to prohibit people on the medians,” Archer said.

Pusateri said he has seen other panhandlers grab money or food from drivers while in traffic and agrees that it can become dangerous. But he also said it’s anyone's right to panhandle from anywhere.

“It's your First Amendment right to fly a sign,” Pusateri said. “But they're making it difficult by telling you where you can and can't do it.”

Pusateri said he was arrested last week fo

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