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.

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.

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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