Fallin Reserves Comment on Firearms Bill
Oklahoma governor unsure about school firearms bill
By Michael McNutt
Gov. Mary Fallin said Wednesday she will withhold comment on a bill that would allow trained public school teachers to bring handguns to schools until she sees the final version of it.
“It’s so early in the legislative process so I’ll reserve comment on that bill until we see how it comes out at the end of the legislative session because it could go through a lot of changes between now and then,” Fallin said.
The governor said she is looking forward to seeing how recommendations from the Oklahoma Commission on School Safety will be developed into legislation.
House Bill 1062 passed the House 68-23 late Tuesday and is headed to the Senate. The measure would allow public school teachers or administrators who successfully complete a special school resource officer course to bring loaded handguns to school.