Oklahoma Senate Nears Vote on RKBA Reform Bill

By Dean Weingarten

Oklahoma Second Amendment supporters, particularly OK2A, have been pushing for a reform of the state constitution’s weak protection of the right to keep and bear arms. A bill currently under consideration has strong support, but has been bottled up in committees. The reform is needed because current Section II-26 has been ruled by the Oklahoma Supreme Court to offer little serious protection . . .

Here is the current version:

The right of a citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person, or property, or in aid of the civil power, when thereunto legally summoned, shall never be prohibited; but nothing herein contained shall prevent the Legislature from regulating the carrying of weapons.

You can see the problem: “but nothing herein contained shall prevent the Legislature from regulating the carrying of weapons.” With that clause, the court has ruled that the “bear arms” part of Section 26 is a legal nullity.

The proposed reform passed the state House, 66 to 7. It has been voted out of the rules committee in the Senate with a “do pass” recommendation, but still needs to pass the Senate. As a constitutional amendment, it won’t go to …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns