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Here's Your Chance to Legalize "Open Carry" In Oklahoma
-- Urge the Public Safety Committee to hold hearings on HB 1414
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Occasionally, we have an opportunity to dramatically expand the
legislature's recognition of your Second Amendment rights. This is one
of those opportunities.
The bill -- House Bill 1414, introduced by Representative Mike Ritze (R)
-- would legalize "open carry" in the state of Oklahoma.
Currently, the legislature recognizes your right to carry a firearm
openly under limited circumstances: when hunting, competing, or serving
in the police force or the military.
But House Bill 1414 would recognize the right of a person to openly
carry a firearm in most places, so long as it is in a belt holster or a
scabbard or case designed for carrying firearms.
Thus, you could openly carry a firearm for the defense of yourself, your
family, and your home -- or on your way to a hunting trip or a shooting
match.
This right to open carry is already recognized in many states,
including, ironically, anti-gun states like Wisconsin. The Badger State
doesn't recognize concealed carry permits at all, and yet, they still
protect the right of their citizens to carry firearms openly.
Moreover, no one is suggesting that states like Wisconsin or New
Hampshire are less safe because they recognize the Second Amendment
rights -- and the self-defense rights -- of their citizens.
So it is time for Oklahoma to catch up.
ACTION: Currently, House Public Safety Committee Chair Sue Tibbs is
refusing to hold hearings on HB 1414. Please contact a member of that
committee (roster below) and ask that he or she pressure Rep. Tibbs to
hold hearings on giving Oklahomans the same gun rights as more liberal
areas of the country.
You can find out who your representative is by going to
http://www.capitolconnect.com/oklahoma/default.aspx and plugging in your
address. If your representative is not on the committee, please contact
a committee member from the county closest to you.
House Public Safety Committee
Name District (Counties Represented) E-mail
Collins 45 (Cleveland) wallace.collins@okhouse.gov
Hoskin 6 (Craig Mayes Rogers) chuck.hoskin@okhouse.gov
Martin 10 (Nowata Osage Washington) stevemartin@okhouse.gov
McCullough 30 (Creek Tulsa) mark.mccullough@okhouse.gov
McDaniel 83 (Oklahoma) randy.mcdaniel@okhouse.gov
Murphey 31 (Logan Oklahoma) jason.murphey@okhouse.gov
Osborn 47 (Canadian Grady) leslie.osborn@okhouse.gov
Ritze 80 (Tulsa) mike.ritze@okhouse.gov
Roan 20 (Atoka Bryan Coal Johnston Pontotoc) paulroan@okhouse.gov
Smithson 2 (Sequoyah) glensmithson@okhouse.gov
Thomsen 25 (Hughes McClain Pontotoc Pottawatomie) todd.thomsen@okhouse.gov
Tibbs 23 (Tulsa) suetibbs@okhouse.gov
----- Pre-written letter -----
Dear Representative,
I am asking that you urge Public Safety Committee Chair Sue Tibbs to
hold a hearing on HB 1414, and move the bill out of committee.
This right to "open carry" of firearms for self-defense is already
recognized in many states, including, ironically, anti-gun states like
Wisconsin. The Badger State doesn't recognize concealed carry permits
at all, and yet, they still protect the right of their citizens to carry
firearms openly.
I believe it is time for Oklahoma to catch up. So please do everything
in your power to move HB 1414 to the floor of the House.
Sincerely,
****************************
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Here's Your Chance to Legalize "Open Carry" In Oklahoma
-- Urge the Public Safety Committee to hold hearings on HB 1414
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Occasionally, we have an opportunity to dramatically expand the
legislature's recognition of your Second Amendment rights. This is one
of those opportunities.
The bill -- House Bill 1414, introduced by Representative Mike Ritze (R)
-- would legalize "open carry" in the state of Oklahoma.
Currently, the legislature recognizes your right to carry a firearm
openly under limited circumstances: when hunting, competing, or serving
in the police force or the military.
But House Bill 1414 would recognize the right of a person to openly
carry a firearm in most places, so long as it is in a belt holster or a
scabbard or case designed for carrying firearms.
Thus, you could openly carry a firearm for the defense of yourself, your
family, and your home -- or on your way to a hunting trip or a shooting
match.
This right to open carry is already recognized in many states,
including, ironically, anti-gun states like Wisconsin. The Badger State
doesn't recognize concealed carry permits at all, and yet, they still
protect the right of their citizens to carry firearms openly.
Moreover, no one is suggesting that states like Wisconsin or New
Hampshire are less safe because they recognize the Second Amendment
rights -- and the self-defense rights -- of their citizens.
So it is time for Oklahoma to catch up.
ACTION: Currently, House Public Safety Committee Chair Sue Tibbs is
refusing to hold hearings on HB 1414. Please contact a member of that
committee (roster below) and ask that he or she pressure Rep. Tibbs to
hold hearings on giving Oklahomans the same gun rights as more liberal
areas of the country.
You can find out who your representative is by going to
http://www.capitolconnect.com/oklahoma/default.aspx and plugging in your
address. If your representative is not on the committee, please contact
a committee member from the county closest to you.
House Public Safety Committee
Name District (Counties Represented) E-mail
Collins 45 (Cleveland) wallace.collins@okhouse.gov
Hoskin 6 (Craig Mayes Rogers) chuck.hoskin@okhouse.gov
Martin 10 (Nowata Osage Washington) stevemartin@okhouse.gov
McCullough 30 (Creek Tulsa) mark.mccullough@okhouse.gov
McDaniel 83 (Oklahoma) randy.mcdaniel@okhouse.gov
Murphey 31 (Logan Oklahoma) jason.murphey@okhouse.gov
Osborn 47 (Canadian Grady) leslie.osborn@okhouse.gov
Ritze 80 (Tulsa) mike.ritze@okhouse.gov
Roan 20 (Atoka Bryan Coal Johnston Pontotoc) paulroan@okhouse.gov
Smithson 2 (Sequoyah) glensmithson@okhouse.gov
Thomsen 25 (Hughes McClain Pontotoc Pottawatomie) todd.thomsen@okhouse.gov
Tibbs 23 (Tulsa) suetibbs@okhouse.gov
----- Pre-written letter -----
Dear Representative,
I am asking that you urge Public Safety Committee Chair Sue Tibbs to
hold a hearing on HB 1414, and move the bill out of committee.
This right to "open carry" of firearms for self-defense is already
recognized in many states, including, ironically, anti-gun states like
Wisconsin. The Badger State doesn't recognize concealed carry permits
at all, and yet, they still protect the right of their citizens to carry
firearms openly.
I believe it is time for Oklahoma to catch up. So please do everything
in your power to move HB 1414 to the floor of the House.
Sincerely,
****************************
Please do not reply directly to this message, as your reply will
bounce back as undeliverable.
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http://www.gunowners.org/ean.htm on the web. Change of e-mail
address may also be made at that location.
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gunowners_list@capwiz.mailmanager.net with the word unsubscribe in
the subject line or use the url below.
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