OK - Senate advances open-carry bill to House

[Gunreference1]

Senate advances open-carry bill to House

By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Published: 3/16/2011 2:29 AM
Last Modified: 3/16/2011 5:26 AM

OKLAHOMA CITY - People could carry guns openly in Oklahoma under a measure the state Senate passed Tuesday.

Senate Bill 129 by Sen. Steve Russell, R-Oklahoma City, passed 36-8 and now heads to the House. If it secures passage there, it must return to the Senate.

To read the rest of the story click the link below.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20110316_16_A11_CUTLIN589562

SB 129 - http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENGR/SB/SB129%20ENGR.DOC

Steve

[slamfire51]

Here's another OK open carry Bill.

http://www.usacarry.com/oklahoma-open-carry-hb-1647-in-trouble/

[AKTexas]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/16/guns-campus-gets-approval-texas-house/

and here.

[slamfire51]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/16/guns-campus-gets-approval-texas-house/

and here.

I think TN House has pasted a similar Bill, it's now in the Senate.
Of course all the antis are fighting tooth and nail to get it defeated.
Our Reps., at least a majority, are Pro gun. The one good thing I can say about them.

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Mike Stollenwerk
DC Gun Rights Examiner

While DC fiddles, Oklahoma burns for open carry

March 19th, 2011 10:32 am ET

Despite the US Supreme Court's striking down (http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-290.pdf) of the District of Columbia's handgun ownership ban in 2008, residents and visitors to the nation's Capital continued to be denied the fundamental right to carry handguns in public, either concealed, or openly. This issue is both under litigation (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080702997.html) and being scrutinized by a restless Congress (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/debonis/2011/02/congress_takes_first_whack_at.html).

But while DC fiddles for any right to carry, Oklahoma burns for open carry.

Oklahoma is one of only 7 states banning the open carry of properly holstered handguns in public. Last week the Republican dominated Oklahoma Senate passed SB 129, a bill to, like most states, allow open carry without the need for any permit.

To read the rest of the story click the link below.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-washington-dc/while-dc-fiddles-oklahoma-burns-for-open-carry

Steve

[Gunreference1]

Gun rights group opposes Oklahoma's open-carry bill

By Associated Press
Published: 3/22/2011 4:50 PM
Last Modified: 3/22/2011 7:12 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma gun rights group is urging lawmakers to oppose a Senate bill that would allow individuals 18 or older to openly carry firearms in the state.

The Oklahoma Rifle Association sent a letter to House members this week saying they opposed the bill by Sen. Steve Russell, R-Oklahoma City.

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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=336&articleid=20110322_298_0_OLHMIY200522

Steve

[Gunreference1]

Bid to revive open-carry measure fails in Oklahoma committee

A House committee member wanted to bring up a bill that failed to pass out of the same committee a week ago. The bill would have allowed residents with concealed handgun permits to carry their weapons in the open. The committee chairman ruled against him.

BY MICHAEL MCNUTT mmcnutt@opubco.com
Published: April 13, 2011

A House committee member today failed to revive a bill that would allow residents with concealed handgun permits to carry their weapons in the open.

Rep. John Bennett (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=John+Bennett&CATEGORY=PERSON) tried to get the House of Representatives Public Safety Committee (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=House+of+Representatives+Public+Safety+C ommittee&CATEGORY=ORGANIZATION) to reconsider Senate Bill 129. The same committee voted 9-8 last week against the measure.

To read the rest of the story click the link below.

http://www.newsok.com/bid-to-revive-open-carry-measure-fails-in-oklahoma-committee/article/3558099?custom_click=headlines_widget

Steve