Taco John
03-07-2006, 01:44 PM
Bill allowing judges to carry guns in courthouses passes
OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma judges could carry guns in courthouses under legislation approved today by the Oklahoma House.
Tulsa state Representative Daniel Sullivan allows district judges and associate district judges to have firearms in a courthouse. It was approved 94-to-4 and sent to the Senate for a vote.
The measure arose from an incident in Tulsa in which a judge became concerned that a defendant had overpowered a deputy sheriff, prompting the judge to arm himself in self-defense.
Current state law doesn't technically allow judges to carry weapons in the courthouse.
In March 2005, three people were killed, including a judge, after a defendant overpowered a deputy in a Georgia courtroom.
http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=4593647
OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma judges could carry guns in courthouses under legislation approved today by the Oklahoma House.
Tulsa state Representative Daniel Sullivan allows district judges and associate district judges to have firearms in a courthouse. It was approved 94-to-4 and sent to the Senate for a vote.
The measure arose from an incident in Tulsa in which a judge became concerned that a defendant had overpowered a deputy sheriff, prompting the judge to arm himself in self-defense.
Current state law doesn't technically allow judges to carry weapons in the courthouse.
In March 2005, three people were killed, including a judge, after a defendant overpowered a deputy in a Georgia courtroom.
http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=4593647