No sir we had our own home grown Dixie Mafia which ran Eastern Oklahoma but yeah Gene Stipe was the king of the Oklahoma Senate forever . It didn't get done in Oklahoma if he didn't want it toMost of the Old School Democrats were tied to the New York Mafia, were they not, the ones that were in office thru the 50-60's before term limits, mostly from McAlester area, some from Tulsa area. Back when the State was a major player in the Oil Industry. The ones I remember were fading out in the 70's when both sides were still leaning 2A. People took guns to school for show and tell, there were national assemblies with gun demonstrations that went from school to school, they taught gun safety in school. In case of Nuclear war you got under your desk and put your head between your knee's, Excellent time to pray, and check to see if you wiped good. Oh yeah Gene Stipe and Carl Albert were the King pins.