okiebryan
Regular Member
Thanks to the help of Google News Alerts, and copious amounts of Starbucks Double Shot with energy, I have managed to amass quite a collection of news stories about the days leading up to, and the effective date of open carry in the Sooner State. Rather than copy them all here, I'll post links to the stories. Click through to see video on the stories that have it.
Two interesting things I noticed.
1) The progression from HOLY CRAP! OPEN CARRY IS COMING EVERYONE GET READY!!!1!! to eventually Nothing Actually Happened....
2) I was REALLY surprised by the lack of hack job journalism. Less scaremongering than I expected, and nobody was quoted out of context to make them look stupid/redneck/scary. ESPECIALLY the NY Times article. It actually was pretty awesome.
Oct 25: KFOR: Open carry law in effect Nov. 1
Oct 31: NY Times: Oklahoma Prepares for Open Carry Gun Laws
Oct 31: KXII: Police and business owners prepare for Oklahoma’s open carry law
Oct 31: Dallas Morning News: Oklahoma’s open-carry firearms law takes effect Thursday
Oct 31: KTEN: Oklahoma Prepares for Open Carry
Nov 1: NewsOK.com: Oklahoma City gun owners exercise their new rights
Nov 1: Arkansas: Neighbor alters law on pistols
Nov 1: News on 6: Gun Owners Exercise Right To Carry Openly At Owasso Restaurant
Nov 1: KFOR: Open carry now legal in Oklahoma
Nov 1: Tulsa World: Little public reaction seen as open carry begins in Oklahoma
Nov 1: NewsOK: Open carry arrives with a whimper in Oklahoma
Nov 2: Fox 23: Open Carry goes into effect
Nov 2: Tulsa World: Oklahoma quietly enters the open-carry arena
Nov 3: Stillwater PD also Reports ZERO calls to 911 on OK Open Carry Day
Enjoy some good reading. We definitely got a lot of attention here in Oklahoma.
Two interesting things I noticed.
1) The progression from HOLY CRAP! OPEN CARRY IS COMING EVERYONE GET READY!!!1!! to eventually Nothing Actually Happened....
2) I was REALLY surprised by the lack of hack job journalism. Less scaremongering than I expected, and nobody was quoted out of context to make them look stupid/redneck/scary. ESPECIALLY the NY Times article. It actually was pretty awesome.
Oct 25: KFOR: Open carry law in effect Nov. 1
Oct 31: NY Times: Oklahoma Prepares for Open Carry Gun Laws
Oct 31: KXII: Police and business owners prepare for Oklahoma’s open carry law
Oct 31: Dallas Morning News: Oklahoma’s open-carry firearms law takes effect Thursday
Oct 31: KTEN: Oklahoma Prepares for Open Carry
Nov 1: NewsOK.com: Oklahoma City gun owners exercise their new rights
Nov 1: Arkansas: Neighbor alters law on pistols
Nov 1: News on 6: Gun Owners Exercise Right To Carry Openly At Owasso Restaurant
Nov 1: KFOR: Open carry now legal in Oklahoma
Nov 1: Tulsa World: Little public reaction seen as open carry begins in Oklahoma
Nov 1: NewsOK: Open carry arrives with a whimper in Oklahoma
Nov 2: Fox 23: Open Carry goes into effect
Nov 2: Tulsa World: Oklahoma quietly enters the open-carry arena
Nov 3: Stillwater PD also Reports ZERO calls to 911 on OK Open Carry Day
Enjoy some good reading. We definitely got a lot of attention here in Oklahoma.
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