A state senator announced Tuesday that he has filed a bill that would push back against any proposed red flag laws coming from the federal government.Red flag laws allow a family member or officer who thinks somebody poses an immediate risk to ask a judge to order that person's guns be taken away temporarily. In early August, after a weekend that saw several people die and others become injured because of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, President Donald Trump announced that he supports those laws.State Sen. Nathan Dahm's proposed bill, Senate Bill 1081, would preempt all current or future proposed red flag laws coming from Washington, D.C., according to the news release. The bill, called the Anti-Red Flag Act, also would not allow any state or local entities to accept federal funds to try and entice state agencies into implementing infringements on Oklahoma citizens' constitutional rights."The Second Amendment is abundantly clear that it is an individual right to keep and bear arms," Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, said in the news release. "And it is necessary to keep a free state. Oklahoma has a responsibility to protect our citizens' rights from anyone who would try to infringe upon them."Senate Bill 1081 will be available to be heard in the next legislative session, which begins in February.

A state senator announced Tuesday that he has filed a bill that would push back against any proposed red flag laws coming from the federal government.

Red flag laws allow a family member or officer who thinks somebody poses an immediate risk to ask a judge to order that person's guns be taken away temporarily. In early August, after a weekend that saw several people die and others become injured because of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, President Donald Trump announced that he supports those laws.


State Sen. Nathan Dahm's proposed bill, Senate Bill 1081, would preempt all current or future proposed red flag laws coming from Washington, D.C., according to the news release. The bill, called the Anti-Red Flag Act, also would not allow any state or local entities to accept federal funds to try and entice state agencies into implementing infringements on Oklahoma citizens' constitutional rights.

"The Second Amendment is abundantly clear that it is an individual right to keep and bear arms," Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, said in the news release. "And it is necessary to keep a free state. Oklahoma has a responsibility to protect our citizens' rights from anyone who would try to infringe upon them."

Senate Bill 1081 will be available to be heard in the next legislative session, which begins in February.