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Of the 857 suicides in Oklahoma in 2022, 539 of those, or about 63%, involved a gun. This puts Oklahoma as the 6 th highest state with gun suicide deaths per 100,000 and above the national average ...
Oklahoma murders – update: Police reveal sex offender Jesse McFadden used wife’s gun in murder-suicide Andrea Blanco,Io Dodds ,Rachel Sharp and Namita Singh May 5, 2023 at 4:09 AM
In 2021, 118 people were killed as a result of domestic violence in Oklahoma, a state with some of the nation's least restrictive gun laws.
As of March 2024, the Department of Justice's Election Threats Task Force had charged 20 people with threat-related crimes. [65] In September 2024, suspicious packages were sent to state election officials in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Wyoming. This resulted in evacuations in several states.
The gunman was identified as 45-year-old Michael Louis (also known as Michelet Louis) of Muskogee. [13] [14] Police said he was armed with a semi-automatic pistol and an AR-15-style firearm, which were reportedly purchased on May 29 and June 1, respectively. [10]
Being part of the Southern United States and Western United States, Oklahoma is home to a strong gun culture, which is reflected in Oklahoma's gun laws. On May 15, 2012, Oklahoma State Senate Bill 1733 was signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin, which authorized open and concealed carry of handguns by permit holders. This law took effect ...
An attendee holds a Glock Ges.m.b.H. GLOCK 19 Gen5 9mm pistol during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022.
The federal action was expected, as the Department of Justice warned Oklahoma officials last week that the agency would sue unless the state agreed not to enforce the new law. In response, Drummond called the DOJ’s preemption argument “dubious at best” and said that while the federal government has broad authority over immigration, it ...