Anti-Gun Groups File 'Friend Of Court' Brief

From www.tulsatoday.com ~ Two major safety and security organizations - the American Society of Safety Engineers and ASIS International - joined the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in filing a "friend of the court" brief urging the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a 2007 federal district court ruling striking down Oklahoma's 2005 guns-at-work law as unconstitutional.

In a suit filed by ConocoPhillips and others - ConocoPhillips v. Henry - the lower court held that the law, which made it a crime in Oklahoma for employers to bar guns from company property, impermissibly conflicted with the general duty under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act for all employers to provide workplaces free from recognized hazards.

The National Rifle Association has fought the Circuit Court's ruling.

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Brady Center Alleges Dealers Aided Gun Traffickers

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence today released a report alleging that three licensed Oklahoma gun dealers aided gun traffickers. The Oklahoma gun dealers, including two from the Tulsa area, allegedly were involved in business transactions with gun traffickers that are outlined in the report. Green Country Arms and Pawn allegedly sold four straw purchasers 33, eight, 27 and 22 guns each in multiple transactions in 2003 and 2004. RJ's Guns in Broken Arrow and W.D. Guns in Alva allegedly combined to sell a trafficking ring some 240 guns over seven months in 2003 and 2004. There's no reaction yet from federal or local law enforcement agencies.

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