Some elected officials in Oklahoma could carry a gun on the job under a proposal making its way through the state Senate.
Senate Bill 6 from Josh Brecheen authorizes Oklahoma members of Congress and officials ranging from the state superintendent to corporation commissioners to carry a gun while in the performance of official duties
"You schedule a town hall — how many of us remember a few years ago the congresswoman who was a target?" Brecheen said.
"What we're giving that official the opportunity to do is to protect themself [sic] even if security, sheriff, police cannot be there, which I can tell you does happen," Brecheen said. "Many of these officials, excluding the governor and lieutenant governor, don't have a security detail."
SB6 requires the elected officials it authorizes to carry a gun to have completed a handgun qualification course that conforms to state law.
State lawmakers are not included in the measure. SB6 was approved by a Senate committee Thursday.
