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Last chance to get open carry passed this year: pls read and make calls
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<blockquote data-quote="abajaj11" data-source="post: 1776843" data-attributes="member: 3553"><p>new thread because it combines sen and house bills on open carry and deals with the deadline looming this thursday. This is our last chance to get OC passed. Please read below and make calls. </p><p></p><p>From OK2A: Tim Gillespie</p><p>ACTION ALERT: Open Carry Stalls Out</p><p></p><p>As people have asked me what chance open carry has of being signed into law this year, I have responded that I am "cautiously optimistic." However, my cautious optimism is slowly turning into aggravated pessimism. Neither HB2522 or SB1733 have been scheduled for floor hearings yet and the deadline is Thursday April 26. Why have these bills, which have sailed through seemingly without a hitch so far, suddenly stalled out? </p><p></p><p>SB1733 is supposedly being stalled because the Senate author, Senator Anthony Sykes, is playing games with a House bill. We've been told Sen. Sykes is using a House bill to try to redraw some judicial district lines so that he and some of his cronies will be able to run for the bench and win easily. Senator Sykes won't return our calls and has ignored repeated requests to schedule a meeting, so we have not been able to hear his side of the story, however, if this is true, then shame on him. But, that's not a valid reason to hold up a good bill. Using our time and our business to settle a personal vendetta is not acceptable. Call Speaker Steele and the Floor Leader, Representative DeWitt, and politely tell them to quit holding the Second Amendment hostage to settle a problem with another legislator. Tell them to schedule SB1733 for a hearing on the floor immediately. Speaker Steele can be contacted at 405-557-7345 or <a href="mailto:krissteele@okhouse.gov">krissteele@okhouse.gov</a> and Rep. DeWitt can be contacted at 405-557-7332 or <a href="mailto:daledewitt@okhouse.gov">daledewitt@okhouse.gov</a>. If you would like to see if Senator Sykes will share his side of this story with you, he may be contacted at 405-521-5569 or <a href="mailto:lewis@oksenate.gov">lewis@oksenate.gov</a>.</p><p></p><p>Some say HB2522 has stalled because it was changed and no longer would require a state-issued license. I don't believe that to be the case. Unlicensed open carry passed the Senate with ease last year. Also, I believe that Governor Fallin would sign the bill if it were sent to her. The House, however, is another story. I believe the House leadership would try to kill the bill. This bill is the strongest of the two and needs to be heard by the Senate and sent back to the House. The House needs to be forced to show us (not just tell us) where they stand on allowing you and me to exercise our God-given, Constitutionally-protected right without having to pay the state to do it. They need to be forced into an up or down, yes or no vote on unlicensed open carry. Senator Shulz has been helpful with 2A bills in the past, we want to encourage him to continue. Call Senator Shulz and thank him for his past support of 2A legislation and then politely tell him you are not comfortable with waiting to see what the House does with SB1733. Politely ask him to take the lead on this issue by immediately scheduling HB2522 for a vote on the Senate floor. Senator Shulz may be contacted at 405-521-5612 or <a href="mailto:schulz@oksenate.gov">schulz@oksenate.gov</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="abajaj11, post: 1776843, member: 3553"] new thread because it combines sen and house bills on open carry and deals with the deadline looming this thursday. This is our last chance to get OC passed. Please read below and make calls. From OK2A: Tim Gillespie ACTION ALERT: Open Carry Stalls Out As people have asked me what chance open carry has of being signed into law this year, I have responded that I am "cautiously optimistic." However, my cautious optimism is slowly turning into aggravated pessimism. Neither HB2522 or SB1733 have been scheduled for floor hearings yet and the deadline is Thursday April 26. Why have these bills, which have sailed through seemingly without a hitch so far, suddenly stalled out? SB1733 is supposedly being stalled because the Senate author, Senator Anthony Sykes, is playing games with a House bill. We've been told Sen. Sykes is using a House bill to try to redraw some judicial district lines so that he and some of his cronies will be able to run for the bench and win easily. Senator Sykes won't return our calls and has ignored repeated requests to schedule a meeting, so we have not been able to hear his side of the story, however, if this is true, then shame on him. But, that's not a valid reason to hold up a good bill. Using our time and our business to settle a personal vendetta is not acceptable. Call Speaker Steele and the Floor Leader, Representative DeWitt, and politely tell them to quit holding the Second Amendment hostage to settle a problem with another legislator. Tell them to schedule SB1733 for a hearing on the floor immediately. Speaker Steele can be contacted at 405-557-7345 or [email]krissteele@okhouse.gov[/email] and Rep. DeWitt can be contacted at 405-557-7332 or [email]daledewitt@okhouse.gov[/email]. If you would like to see if Senator Sykes will share his side of this story with you, he may be contacted at 405-521-5569 or [email]lewis@oksenate.gov[/email]. Some say HB2522 has stalled because it was changed and no longer would require a state-issued license. I don't believe that to be the case. Unlicensed open carry passed the Senate with ease last year. Also, I believe that Governor Fallin would sign the bill if it were sent to her. The House, however, is another story. I believe the House leadership would try to kill the bill. This bill is the strongest of the two and needs to be heard by the Senate and sent back to the House. The House needs to be forced to show us (not just tell us) where they stand on allowing you and me to exercise our God-given, Constitutionally-protected right without having to pay the state to do it. They need to be forced into an up or down, yes or no vote on unlicensed open carry. Senator Shulz has been helpful with 2A bills in the past, we want to encourage him to continue. Call Senator Shulz and thank him for his past support of 2A legislation and then politely tell him you are not comfortable with waiting to see what the House does with SB1733. Politely ask him to take the lead on this issue by immediately scheduling HB2522 for a vote on the Senate floor. Senator Shulz may be contacted at 405-521-5612 or [email]schulz@oksenate.gov[/email]. [/QUOTE]
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