NewsOn6.com OKLAHOMA CITY — Anyone 18 or older could openly carry a firearm in Oklahoma without a gun license under a bill overwhelmingly approved in the state Senate. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 36-8 on Tuesday for the bill by Sen. Steve Russell, R-Oklahoma City, over the objections of several members who argued the bill had [...]
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Oklahoma Senate OKs Bill Allowing Open Carry Of Guns
Posted: March 16, 2011 in PoliticsTags: Concealed Weapons, Oklahoma, Open Carry
Driving back from Oklahoma City and ran into this grassfire traffic jam.
Attempting To Strip Gays Of Hate Crimes Protections, Oklahoma Removes Protections For Race/Religion Instead
Posted: March 29, 2010 in PoliticsTags: Gays, Hate Crimes, Lesbians, Oklahoma, Race, Religion
In October, President Obama signed The Matthew Shepard Act, expanding the reach of the 1969 hate crimes law to “authorize the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute certain bias-motivated crimes based on the victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.” Previously, the law only allowed for the federal prosecution of anyone who [...]
