Oklahoma lawmakers are on the verge of ending the permit requirement for concealed carry in their state.
State legislators passed a bill to eliminate the requirement early this year, only to have Gov. Mary Fallin (R) veto it.
But Ammoland reports that Governor-elect Kevin Stitt (R) has already made clear he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk. In early September News 9 quoted Stitt saying, “I would sign it. I am a constitutional conservative. I support the first amendment, the second amendment and I think the best defense for a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun.”
State Sen. Nathan Dahm (R) introduced the legislation that Fallin vetoed and plans to reintroduce it under Stitt.
On November 27, 2018, Breitbart News reported a similar situation in South Dakota, where outgoing Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) vetoed legislation to end a concealed carry permit requirement but Governor-elect Kristi Noem (R) is expected to sign it.
There are currently 12 states where the Second Amendment is the only concealed carry permit a resident needs: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Vermont. Adding Oklahoma and South Dakota to that list will be considerable expansion on the exercise of freedom.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News, the host of the Breitbart podcast Bullets with AWR Hawkins, and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. Sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.
COMMENTS
Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting.