Constitutional Carry Bill Goes To OK Governor’s Desk

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten via TTAG

The Oklahoma Senate passed SB 1212 this week which would make Oklahoma a constitutional carry state. The bill is now headed to Governor Mary Fallin’s desk. The popular bill passed both the House and the Senate by veto proof margins.

From koko.com which paints Second Amendment rights as somehow controversial:

On a 33-8 vote, the Oklahoma Senate Wednesday night passed the controversial “constitutional carry” bill.

The Senate went into session Wednesday night and passed Senate Bill 1212, which would recognize the rights of law-abiding Oklahoma residents to carry a firearm for self defense without having to first obtain a government mandated license.

The House had passed the bill in April by a 59-28 margin. The bill had already passed the Senate unanimously in March, but un the form of a bill removing wildlife refuges as gun free zones. The amendment process allowed the bill to bypass Senate committees that had blocked constitutional carry in the past.

In states with Constitutional Carry, no permit is required for most adults to carry firearms openly or concealed. Minors, or adults that have felony convictions or domestic violence misdemeanor convictions are excluded from the …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation