It's the guns (with Beth Furnish)
06/03/22 • 61 min
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More than 700 Oklahomans die each year from firearms - an average of about 2 per day. We're joined by Beth Furnish, a volunteer with Mom's Demand Action who tracks legislation at the state capitol pertaining to firearms, to discuss the status of Oklahoma gun laws and how they could be made safer.
Links discussed:
- How Oklahoma Lawmakers Have Loosened Gun Regulations the Past Decade (Oklahoma Watch)
- Democrats Push for Solutions to Gun Violence with SAVE Act
More than 700 Oklahomans die each year from firearms - an average of about 2 per day. We're joined by Beth Furnish, a volunteer with Mom's Demand Action who tracks legislation at the state capitol pertaining to firearms, to discuss the status of Oklahoma gun laws and how they could be made safer.
Links discussed:
- How Oklahoma Lawmakers Have Loosened Gun Regulations the Past Decade (Oklahoma Watch)
- Democrats Push for Solutions to Gun Violence with SAVE Act
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