PKollat

PKollat

__**Web adress to my congress person's home page:**__ []
 * __Name:__** Paul Kollat
 * __Party:__** Representative
 * __State:__** Oklahoma
 * __Congress Person:__** Rep. Dan Boren

__**5 Interesting Facts about my State:**__ 1. The worlds first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City. 2. It is illegal to serve water to a customer unless one peanut in a shell is also served in Bristow, OK. 3. Oklahoma has the most tornadoes in the U.S. 4. Whaling is illegal in Oklahoma 5. In Tulsa, you can't open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed police.

1. You need a hunting and fishing license to hunt and fish. 2. Requires harvested game to be tagged. 3. Must legally harvested game. 4. No permit to purchase rifles and shotguns. 5. No permit to purchase handgun.
 * __5 Important Facts about my State that relate to issues:__**

I think that it should be legal to have guns as long as you get a gun license, but otherwise you should not be able to purchase guns because some people use them for the wrong reasons and that is not good for our society.
 * __Issue #1: Gun Control__**


 * __Issue #2: Reproductive and Personal Rights__**

I think that abortion should be illegal because it is not fair to kill a baby before it is alive and out into the world. If the parents dont want it, than they should just put it up for adoption.


 * __Issue #3: Criminal Justice__**

I think that the death penalty should only be used when the criminal had murdered someone or various people, there is no point of having a life sentence in jail or the death penalty.


 * __10 Sources:__**

//ATF Online - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives//. Web. 20 May 2010. .

"Trust the People: The Case against Gun Control | David Kopel | Cato Institute: Policy Analysis." //The Cato Institute//. Web. 20 May 2010. .

//Office of Justice Programs//. Web. 20 May 2010. .

//Justice For All - A Criminal Justice Reform Organization//. Web. 20 May 2010. .

//Death Penalty Information Center//. Web. 20 May 2010. .

//Life Issues Institute, Inc.// Web. 20 May 2010. .

//NARAL Pro-Choice America//. Web. 20 May 2010. .

//Office of Justice Programs//. Web. 20 May 2010. .

"Criminal Justice Overview." //Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice//. Web. 20 May 2010. .

"Missile Defense." //CDI - Center for Defense Information - Security Policy Research Organization//. Web. 20 May 2010. .