Valliant NewsLocal news for Valliant, OK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Bills' merits alone should move state legislators- March 18, 2008 "I can't imagine (House Speaker Chris Benge) not hearing this when it's an election year in the state of Oklahoma." This is just a shot in the dark, so to speak, but shouldn't legislators be thinking about the merits of the legislation they're pondering, and not about whether it's politically expedient State Rep. via Muskogee Phoenixhttp://www.topix.net/city/valliant-ok/2008/03/bills-merits-alone-should-move-state-legisla... Concealed weapons on college campuses gets House approval 8 mins ago- March 14, 2008 "How silly can we be to represent 10 percent of our constituency, the fringe out there" "This has to be the craziest thing I have ever seen," said Rep. Ray McCarter, D-Marlow, one of several lawmakers who said the measure is opposed by college administrators and most Oklahomans but is supported by ... via NewsOK.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/valliant-ok/2008/03/concealed-weapons-on-college-campuses-gets-h... Concealed: Revealed- March 8, 2008 "No kids can, with the click of a small button, video anything" Joyce Rose and Judy Parrott, grandparents of high school and college-age youth, always have safety in mind. via Tahlequah Daily Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/valliant-ok/2008/03/concealed-revealed?fromrss=1 Bill would lower concealedgun age to 18- March 5, 2008 "It's a sad day in Oklahoma and the United States that we are even looking at these issues" A bill that would lower the age at which people can carry concealed weapons from 21 to 18 is headed to the state House for consideration. via TulsaWorld.com - Statehttp://www.topix.net/city/valliant-ok/2008/03/bill-would-lower-concealedgun-age-to-18?from... |