Wednesday’s vote is the first time either legislative chamber has mustered enough votes to override a veto during Fallin’s administration, the governor’s press secretary said. The state House on Wednesday voted 86-3 to override Gov. Mary Fallin’s veto of a firearms bill. Wednesday’s vote is the first time either legislative chamber has mustered enough votes …
Omer Kiyani’s hands still shake when he remembers the day that changed the course of his life. He was 16 years old, riding in a car with a group of friends, when someone started firing a gun outside the car. Kiyani — who never identified the shooter and has trouble remembering the incident — …
“Gunny” as played by R. Lee Ermey in the iconic “Full Metal Jacket,” saves the day and stops the bad guy in Glock’s new “Wrong Taxi” commercial. The crook tries to rob the taxi driver, who turns out to be an undercover cop armed with his trusty Glock, and then when the crook tries to flee on …
The Oklahoma legislature is sending a constitutional amendment to the people for a vote in November of 2014. It is meant to clarify and strengthen the right to keep and bear arms. The desire and need for such clarification is understandable. The current Article II, Section 26, reads: “The right of a citizen to keep …
Elk City, Oklahoma, parents were outraged and confused after a kid’s baseball team announced they would be raffling tickets for an AR-15 to help raise funds. The Elk City Outlaws are raffling tickets for an AR-15 and while some parents disagree with the tactic, head coach Denny Geno explained that in western Oklahoma, “there’s a …
In order to save money and time, armory rounds are placed on a blocking device built from an ammunition crate lid, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 15, 2013. A report says the Pentagon plans to destroy $1 billion in ammunition. FRANK MILLER/U.S. AIR FORCE WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to destroy more than $1 …
