Resolution: No Terrorists Relocated Here

A resolution asking President Obama and Congress to refrain from relocating Guantanamo Bay terrorist detainees to Oklahoma prison facilities was approved by the House today.

House Resolution 1008, by Rep. T.W. Shannon, requests that Guantanamo Bay terrorist detainees not be transferred to any prison facility in Oklahoma and specifically mentions the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, the Fort Sill Regional Confinement Center and the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. It cites a concern that Oklahoma, by housing terrorist detainees, could become a terrorist target in the future.

“Oklahomans have no interest in housing the men who were involved in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 or other terrorist activities,” Shannon, R-Lawton, said. “This resolution will ensure that the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama are both aware that we do not want them in our backyard.”

Shannon said he decided to file the resolution after hearing that Fort Sill, which lies on the northern boundary of his district, was mentioned as a possible point for relocation.

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