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New gun law is not the Wild West

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Rep. Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Kim David, R-Porter,  said implementation of House Bill 2597, known as Constitutional Carry, won’t turn Oklahoma into the “Wild West.” “Most Oklahomans won’t notice a difference after the enactment of constitutional carry,” said David, Senate Majority Floor Leader. “Some are using scare tactics and warning Oklahoma will turn…

NEA wants Oklahoma teachers to promote new gun-control laws

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The National Education Association is urging its members, which include a sizable share of Oklahoma teachers, to lobby Congress to pass new gun-control laws. The call to support gun control came in the NEA’s “EdAction in Congress” email newsletter, which the organization touts as providing “action alerts and news about the latest federal legislation affecting…

Bill bans federal ‘red flag’ laws

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Oklahoma lawmakers are concerned that Congress will enact “red flag” laws in an over-reaction to a handful of mass shootings. Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed Senate Bill 1081 to push back against any proposed red flag laws coming from the federal government. The bill, titled the “Anti-Red Flag Act,” would pre-empt all current…

Open carry repeal effort is likely to fall way short

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Rep. Jason Lowe, Oklahoma City, has filed a petition to repeal the Constitutional Carry law that goes into effect on November 1. Surrounded by representatives of Young Democrats of America and Bloomberg-funded Moms Demand Action, Lowe will have 10 days (until August 29) to get the required signatures to force a statewide vote to repeal…

Editorial: Democrat goal: gun confiscation

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There is only one sure-fire way to stop mass shootings in America. Confiscate all the guns. That’s obviously unconstitutional and unworkable. But this is where the liberal “logic” breaks down. It is already illegal to buy an automatic weapon in America. Democrats want to also outlaw semi-automatic weapons. But guess what? Most of the gun…

Gun control does not help if only criminals have the guns

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One morning recently, the 5 a.m. radio news woke me up with the story that there had been a multiple shooting in two or three Islam Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.  First reports were that there were numerous victims killed and wounded in each – also that the perpetrator had used two military-grade rifles, and…

Editorial: Protect constitutional gun rights

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Why did the Founders of America embed the right to bear arms in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? They understood the threat that came from a centralized federal government that could easily suppress an unarmed populace. The Second Amendment is the teeth that insures adherence to the First Amendment rights of free speech,…