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Oklahoma
State Senate
OFFICE OF SENATOR JAY PAUL
GUMM
Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston & Marshall Counties
For Immediate Release: March 4, 2010
Sen. Jay Paul Gumm
Sen. Gumm Says Legislation will Increase
Opportunity to Attract Firearm
Manufacturing Jobs to State
A bill now moving to the House of Representatives contains legislation
that will put Oklahoma in a better position to attract high-paying
manufacturing jobs—that’s according to Sen. Jay
Paul Gumm. The Democrat from Durant said his legislation, which
the full Senate approved on Wednesday, shores up his long-term efforts
to attract a firearm manufacturer to the state.
“Murray State College is home to one of the best gunsmith
schools in the entire country. It just makes sense to use that particular
resource we have as a means to attract jobs and industry, not just
to my district but to all of Oklahoma,” Gumm said.
Gumm had previously passed legislation encouraging the Commerce
Department to begin work on initiatives to attract gun manufacturing
facilities to the state. He has also successfully authored legislation
to protect manufacturers who may locate in Oklahoma from frivolous
lawsuits.
On Wednesday, Gumm successfully amended Senate Bill 1685, a bill
by Sen. Randy Brogdon strengthening Oklahoma’s Second Amendment
rights, to ensure efforts to locate a gun manufacturer in
Oklahoma would be a permanent part of the Commerce Department’s
mission.
“A lot of gun manufacturers are in states that frankly are
hostile to guns and individual gun ownership,” Gumm said “In
Oklahoma, responsible gun ownership is part of our identity, and
our laws and public policy reflect that attitude—it’s
one that we should use to our advantage.”
For
more information contact:
Sen. Gumm: 405-521-5586
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