Oklahoma continues to lag in submitting mental health records to federal database

Though concealed carry permit applicants are checked against a state mental health database, gun sellers must rely on the honor system when asking purchasers mental health questions.

 
BY ZEKE CAMPFIELD | Modified: August 11, 2012 at 10:08 pm | Published: August 12, 2012   

A Woodward teen whose alleged murder plans were thwarted by a cabdriver last month might have had more difficulty acquiring his weapons if Oklahoma was in full compliance with federal mental health reporting recommendations.

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State officials said they are in fact meeting those recommendations, despite strict privacy laws and the lack of an integrated state court management system.

“We have been trying to...
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