OK2A has released its scorecard for the 2015 Legislative Session. This is the first year we have released the scores, so allow me to explain the process. At the beginning of the session, each legislator starts with an A. We deduct points for each Second Amendment vote missed (-.25) and for each anti-Second Amendment vote cast (-.75). We also deduct points (-.75) when a committee chairman or floor leader refuses to allow a Second Amendment bill or amendment to be heard and we deduct points when any legislator actively works to stop a Second Amendment bill or amendment. We add points (+.75) for each Second Amendment bill a legislator authors. The highest score is an A++, then A+, and so on. To receive an A+ the legislator must have either authored a Second Amendment bill or helped advance a bill in some tangible way. To receive an A++ the legislator must author several Second Amendment bills or go above and beyond to advance a pro-gun agenda.
There were 7 A++’s, 29 A+’s, and 50 A’s awarded this year. A++’s were earned by Representatives Bennett and Calvey and Senators Dahm, Shortey, Silk, David, and Fry.
Our Tory Award goes to anti-gun legislators that receive an F and the Benedict Arnold Award goes to legislators that have been pro-gun in the past but have, for whatever reason, lost their way and actively worked to infringe our Second Amendment rights. This year, the Tory Award was earned by Representatives Williams, McDaniel (Jeannie), Shelton, Young, and Loring.
The Benedict Arnold Award was earned by Representative Christian. Representative Christian used to have an exemplary pro-gun record. However, over the last couple of years, he has steadily moved to the other side. He refused to support our proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution last year and this year actively worked to kill several important Second Amendment bills assigned to his committee. Even more concerning was his effort to have the Oklahoma County District Attorney prosecute the NRA-ILA representative for Oklahoma for simply doing what lobbyists do. She sent him a text message informing him that if he refused to hear Second Amendment bills it would adversely effect his NRA score. His reasons may be unclear, but his actions are not. He is no longer a friend of the Second Amendment and has therefore earned the Benedict Arnold Award.
To see the complete scorecard, you may download them from the links below:
Click here for an alphabetical list
Click here for a list sorted by score, highest to lowest