Posted May 17, 2015 12:00 pm by Comments

By Johannes Paulsen

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin. Photo credit: latimes.com.

The Oklahoman reports that the Oklahoma legislature is considering an override attempt of a vetoed bill that would have limited the ability of certain businesses to bar persons from legally carrying firearms while on their premises. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, a Republican, vetoed Senate Bill 41 last week. The bill would have restricted the ability of businesses from banning guns at publicly-owned parks, fairgrounds, and recreational areas . . .

The bill would have inserted the following phrase (in boldface below) into Oklahoma’s firearms laws:

A property owner, tenant, employer, place of worship or business entity may prohibit any person from carrying a concealed or unconcealed firearm on the property, unless the property is within the specific exclusions provided for in paragraph 4 of subsection B of Section 1277 of this title. If the building or property is open to the public, the property owner, tenant, employer, place of worship or business entity shall post signs on or about the property stating such prohibition.

O.S. Section 1277 subsection B paragraph 4 states:

B. For purposes of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of subsection A of this section, …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns

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