Tulsa city councilor pleads for action after Uvalde, Saint Francis mass shootings

A Tulsa city councilor is advocating for tougher gun laws. Kara Joy McKee, who represents District 4, said she and some of her fellow councilors are frustrated. Four innocent lives were ended by a gunman on Wednesday. Police said the gunman had a note that said he was targeting Dr. Preston Philips, whom he blamed for his back pain. "I'm still reeling from it because I'm a mother," said McKee. "And for so many Tulsa families, we were already horrified and Uvalde was so fresh." Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said the gunman was able to buy an AR-15 style rifle just hours before the shooting, which McKee said should have never been allowed. "Now is the time to start questioning the unmonitored access to weapons that can kill a lot of people quickly," she said. "Even a day could have saved Dr. Phillips. I'm sorry, it makes me so angry." McKee joined a local chapter of Moms Demand Action right after the school shooting in Uvalde. "Before I could go to the first Moms Demand Action event, there was another shooting in Tulsa," she shared. Visit us at https://ktul.com/ #saintfrancis #guncontrol #tulsa #tulsanews #ktul #newschannel8tulsa #oklahoma #oklahomanews Like us on Facebook:   / newschannel8tulsa   Follow us on Twitter:   / ktulnews   Follow us on Instagram:   / newschannel8tulsa   Download our iOS App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tulsas-... Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Download our iOS Weather App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ktul-wx... Download our Android Weather App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected] Have a video or photo you want to share? Upload it to https://ktul.com/chimein KTUL News provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Tulsa and the greater Northeast Oklahoma area.