Although House leadership this session quashed bills that sought to
outlaw texting while driving, proponents of the legislation tried again
last week. No go. An amendment that would have limited the ban to school
zones, work zones and intersections failed, too.
Faring better was a plan to let teachers and other school personnel arm themselves if they receive training certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. House members on April 25 approved the amendment, which was attached to a CLEET-related bill.
It’s unlikely, however, that the amendment will progress in the Senate. The teacher-arming measure did not receive a Senate committee hearing earlier this session.
Still, the move sends a powerful message, presumably something about guns being a lot more intimidating to Oklahoma legislators than public-safety advocates.
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This article appears in Apr 24-30, 2013.