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Feb 22, 2012 01:00 am | Tim Gillespie
UPDATE: Open Carry to be Heard in Senate Committee
We met with Senator Barrington, Chairman of the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. Senator Barrington said he was planning to allow three important bills to be heard on Thursday, February 23rd at 9:30 am. They are:
SB1733 - Sen. Sykes open carry bill (by license).
SB1760 - Sen. Sykes bill to specifically prohibit state or local government from confiscating weapons during times of a declared emergency.
SB1785 - Sen. Russell's bill allowing for reciprocity for non-permitting states.
Please call the Senate Public Safety Committee members tonight (you can leave a message on their voice mail) or early tomorrow to urge them to support these measures.
Don Barrington
405-521-5563
barrington@oksenate.gov
Ralph Shortey
405-521-5557
shortey@oksenate.gov
Roger Ballenger
405-521-5588 ballenger@oksenate.gov
Kim David
405-521-5590
david@oksenate.gov
Earl Garrison
405-521-5533 garrisone@oksenate.gov
Constance Johnson
405-521-5531
johnsonc@oksenate.gov
Ron Justice
405-521-5537 justice@oksenate.gov
Steve Russell
405-521-5618 russell@oksenate.gov
Anthony Sykes
405-521-5569 lewis@oksenate.gov
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Feb 22, 2012 01:00 am | Tim Gillespie
UPDATE: Open Carry to be Heard in House Committee
Last week, OK2A's Legislative Coordinator, Don Spencer, met with Reps. Sue Tibbs and Steve Martin, Chair and Vice Chair of the House Public Safety Committee. Since then, we have been working with Rep. Martin to add language from some of our bills into his open carry bill, HB2522, creating a Second Amendment "omnibus" bill. In addition to licensed open carry, HB2522 now includes Rep. Murphey's bill (HB2193) to include ammo in the statute requiring employers to allow employees with a CWL to leave their weapons locked in their car while at work, Rep. Faught's bill (HB2309) to repeal the requirement for CWL holders to immediately notify police at first contact that they have a weapon (it would become the police officer's responsibility to ask), Rep. Moore's bill (HB2332) allowing for open carry on one's private property. This bill will be heard in the House Public Safety Committee on Wednesday, February 29.
Due to Rep. Tibbs health, it is anticipated that she won't be involved in the meeting next Wednesday. Please say a prayer for her health. In her absence Rep. Steve Martin will act as Chairman of the Committee. Please call or email (calls are better than emails) Rep. Martin and thank him for his work on open carry and politely encourage him to also hear the following bills:
HB2997 - Rep. Newell's car carry bill.
HB2998 - Rep. Newell's bill to reduce the penalty for a CWL holder who carries their weapon into a marked establishment from a crime to a trespass violation.
HB2514 - Rep. Kern's bill restoring the right of the governing bodies of private schools to set their own weapons policies.
Rep. Martin's phone number is (405) 557-7402 and his email address is stevemartin@okhouse.gov. Also call the committee members and ask them to support these bills when they come before them.
House Public Safety Committee members:
John Bennett
405-557-7315 john.bennett@okhouse.gov
Ed Cannaday
405-557-7375 ed.cannaday@okhouse.gov
Josh Cockroft
405-557-7349 josh.cockroft@okhouse.gov
Doug Cox
405-557-7415 dougcox@okhouse.gov
Tommy Hardin
405-557-7383 tommy.hardin@okhouse.gov
Chuck Hoskin
405-557-7319 chuck.hoskin@okhouse.gov
Fred Jordan
405-557-7331 fred.jordan@okhouse.gov
Charlie Joyner
405-557-7314 charlie.joyner@okhouse.gov
Pat Ownbey
405-557-7326 pat.ownbey@okhouse.gov
Pam Peterson
405-557-7341 pampeterson@okhouse.gov
Brian Renegar
405-557-7381 brian.renegar@okhouse.gov
Paul Roan
405-557-7308 paulroan@okhouse.gov
Todd Thomsen
405-557-7336
todd.thomsen@okhouse.gov