Oklahoma Governor vetos Constitutional Carry

[philcam]

Oklahoma's Governor Mary Fallin (R) vetoed a bill tonight that would have allowed for constitutional carry for adults over 21 and military members over 18.

Fallin claimed businesses and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation opposed the bill.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...t-for-nra.html

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Well, at least the OSBI Director is honest:

The bureau of investigation, which issues handgun licenses, had said the bill would cost the agency about $4.7 million annually and result in the loss of about 60 full-time positions.

"The impact on public safety is unquantifiable," bureau Director Bob Ricks said in a statement.

Now, that is a new spin:

Enacting more firearms regulations creates new jobs, relaxing regulations costs jobs.

[HeruMew]

Yep.

Gets rid of 60 jobs that was never needed and undue taxation without representation.

[philcam]

Brings new meaning to “freedom isn’t free.”

[RazorBurn]

From what I read about this a few days ago it sounded like there was hand writing on the wall that this was going to happen. Hopefully there's time to override the veto. If that time is past then here's hoping they throw out another bum who won't listen to their constituents out of office during the next election.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Just don't consider that a similar thing would happen if they were to get people off of welfare.... how many govt jobs would they lose then...

[fledge]

From what I read about this a few days ago it sounded like there was hand writing on the wall that this was going to happen. Hopefully there's time to override the veto. If that time is past then here's hoping they throw out another bum who won't listen to their constituents out of office during the next election.

Were there enough original votes for a veto?

[elephant]

I read that it was vetoed because the bill didn't require a person to have any training or permit. I understand you shouldn't need a permit to carry, but I do think training or at least proving you have the ability to shoot a paper target without missing is a necessity.

[Iraqgunz]

Guess how many states don't have that requirement? It's something like 26 or so states. That includes Washington and Arizona both of which have populations that are almost double that of Oklahoma.

I read that it was vetoed because the bill didn't require a person to have any training or permit. I understand you shouldn't need a permit to carry, but I do think training or at least proving you have the ability to shoot a paper target without missing is a necessity.

[titsonritz]

Well, at least the OSBI Director is honest:

The bureau of investigation, which issues handgun licenses, had said the bill would cost the agency about $4.7 million annually and result in the loss of about 60 full-time positions.

"The impact on public safety is unquantifiable," bureau Director Bob Ricks said in a statement.

Now, that is a new spin:

Enacting more firearms regulations creates new jobs, relaxing regulations costs jobs.

I was going to say the same thing. Damn it this pisses me off.