HB2522: Open Carry

[Jefpainthorse]

Some OC facts I gathered.

- 43 states allow some form of open carry. 71.86% of all Americans live in a state where open carry is legal in some form.

- 42 of those states allow open carry without regard to geographical area (I'm taking California out, as they only allow it rural areas)

- Of the 42 states where open carry is generally allowed, only 14 states require a permit to open carry (statutory age limitations in parenthesis): UT (18), MD (No age limit), MN (No age limit), IA (18), HI (No age limit), TN (No age limit), IN (No age limit), MS (18), GA (No age limit), MA (No age limit), CT (No age limit), RI (No age limit), NJ (No age limit), and MD (No age limit)

- Of the 28 states that allow unlicensed open carry, only one (1) has an age requirement greater than 18 years of age (New Mexico, where the statutory age limit is 19)

- Of those 28 states that don't require a license, 20 have laws that define the statutory age limit as 18 years or older (WA, OR, ID, NV, SD, AZ, CO, NE, KS, WI, MI, LA, AL, OH, PA, WV, DE, NC, VA, and KY). That's 40% of U.S. states and 33.73% of the U.S. population.

- Of the 28 unlicensed open carry states, 4 have statutory age limit lower than 18: AK (14), LA (17), VT (16), and MT (14)

- A further 4 more states have no statutory age limit: WY, MO, ME, NH

Source for state-by-state open carry info: [url]http://opencarry.org/opencarry.html[/URL]
Source for population percentages: 2010 Census data on state populations

and those states did not get back the rights they had lost or limited by waiting on a bunch of Senators to get er done with out a lot of direct activism.

 

[mhphoto]

and those states did not get back the rights they had lost or limited by waiting on a bunch of Senators to get er done with out a lot of direct activism.

True.

I didn't post it to take a side. I actually haven't been following the conversation, haha. It's just a good set of facts to know when debating people about OC.

 

[Jefpainthorse]

True.

I didn't post it to take a side. I actually haven't been following the conversation, haha. It's just a good set of facts to know when debating people about OC.

LOL ...take a side. It wont hurt ya... and ya kinda made my point.

 

[abajaj11]

So, is there any hope of it still passing, or is it dead?
What is Mr. Russell's legacy going to be as a State Senator?
The man who brought unlicensed and freer open carry, or the man who killed it?
Anyone know?

 

[Jefpainthorse]

So, is there any hope of it still passing, or is it dead?
What is Mr. Russell's legacy going to be as a State Senator?
The man who brought unlicensed and freer open carry, or the man who killed it?
Anyone know?

We should know more by weeks end. If you folks want it... I support open carry has a face book page...as does OK2A

both are getting the play by play...phone numbers and names of the politicians out there... take a second to phone or email and let the guys at 23 and Lincoln know we are paying attention.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/opencarryok

 

[Old Fart]

... take a second to phone or email and let the guys at 23 and Lincoln know we are paying attention.

This right here folks. Voter pressure out does limp media.

 

[OKCHunter]

This right here folks. Voter pressure out does limp media.

The problem now is that the whole issue is convoluted and it's hard to know who to call and where to apply pressure. We need a common message and listing of decision makers that need phone calls.

 

[Old Fart]

... it's hard to know who to call ...

Call your senator & representative.

 

[OKCHunter]

Call your senator & representative.

My Rep. is Marian Cooksey who voted against HB2522. She has already had an ear full and will not have my support in the future. I'm sure she won't be of any help.

I'll definitely call my Senator but would like to make some calls to meaningful House Representatives.

 

[David2012]

What with another mass shooting... this one out in California today [at leat seven killed at a Korean school], I just can't see unlicensed open carry passing here in Oklahoma... especially in the next 5 yrs.