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Teachers May Carry Guns if Bill Passes Senate
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow CLEET-certified school personnel to carry firearms in schools.
House Bill 1062, also known as the School Safety Bill, was approved by a 68-23 vote Wednesday and will now go to the state Senate. The bill would allow certified volunteers to have a special, sworn, law enforcement status would serve as armed security in their local schools and at school events.
Supporters of the bill said the bill is not a mandate but is an option some schools may use to address safety concerns.
The bill would give ultimate control to the school district. Schools boards would make the decision on whether or not to participate and who the volunteers would be. The certification would require a minimum of 120 hours of training to be specially developed by the Council for Law Enforcement Education and Training.
On Monday, Oklahoma City Representative Mike Shelton wrote two amendments to bill. One gives parents the choice to move to a different district if their school participates.
Rep. Shelton told FOX 25. "I think it's an absurd way to handle a very serious situation."
Read more about his amendments to HB 1062
Posted: Wednesday, March 13 2013, 03:32 PM CDT
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Wife guilty in Nichols Hills fire chief slaying
May 22, 2013 00:24 GMT
EL RENO, Okla. (AP) -- A jury in El Reno has convicted Rebecca Bryan of the murder of her husband, Nichols Hills Fire Chief Keith Bryan, and recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole.
Jurors reached the Tuesday verdict after about four hours of deliberation.
The 54-year-old Bryan claimed an intruder had shot her husband, though police found her Ruger pistol in a clothes dryer in their home after the shooting.
The gun was matched to the bullet used to shoot Keith Bryan in 2011 at the couple's Mustang home. Police also found a spent shell casing and a left-handed rubber glove wrapped in a bullet-riddled blanket.
The Oklahoman reports (http://is.gd/mvC6Mi ) Bryan didn't display her emotions when the verdict was read. Her lawyer gave her a hug and told her he was sorry.
Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com
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