Although this is my first post, it is important. I have been working on getting HB2327 passed this year. The bill would do away with non-violent misdemeanors more than 10 years old from disqualifying applicants for a Concealed Carry Permit. Most states only count these offenses against you for 5 years.
Last year a last minute Amendment sent it back to committee after clearing the House and Senate. This year they have attached another Amendment, OPEN CARRY! That's right, there is an Amendment in the House for OPEN CARRY. I don't care if you are for or against Open Carry, what I am trying to do is to make sure my Bill makes it to the floor for a vote with or without the Open Carry Amendment. These are two separate items and each can be voted on independently without endangering the other.
My bill would remove any non-violent misdemeanors more than 10 years old as a preclusion that would prevent issuing of a Concealed Carry Permit. In other words, after 10 years non-violent offenses would no longer count. Most states are only a 5 year limit, so Oklahoma’s would require a longer time period, but one that is fair. I want this to pass!
I need to inundate the OK Legislature with the letter (below) (for your convenience but feel free to change it), (I have included the most important e-mail links too). Here’s the catch. The amendment attached this year is a dusey…OPEN CARRY in Oklahoma! My PRIMARY concern is that MY bill goes through no matter what. The legislature can vote separately on MY bill if the Open Carry gets bogged down (and it likely will as this session calendar is pretty full already).
PLEASE send the attached letter to the included e-mail addresses within the next two or three days. Feel free to pass this on to all your friends! I have already sent a letter to every member of the House and Senate and have had numerous phone conversations with different representatives and you should do the same! I have a lot of support IF it gets to the floor for a vote! The NRA is firmly behind the Open Carry and MY bill, but I personally doubt Open Carry will ever pass this session. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Fraternal Order of Police are definitely against the Open Carry, but the sponsor of MY bill is a retired State Trooper (Representative Glen Smithson)! I do not want my bill getting caught up in an unrelated Amendment and the ensuing battle! I do want to make sure mine gets through this year. Please voice your opposition to, or support of Open Carry in your letter if you want, but please mention that the ORIGINAL HB2327, “Self-Defense Act; deleting certain conditions from the mandatory preclusions” gets to a vote on its own if Open Carry is going to hold it back this sessions. They are two separate items and can be voted on separately, they just need to know people would not mind the two being separated!
PLEASE HELP! Even those people that are not from Oklahoma can make a difference! Many of these politicians have designs on National Office and they love to know they are expanding their base of support!
So……stop making excuses and make a difference!
Thanks in advance!
Honorable Representative (insert name)
I would like to express my support for HB2327. While I am a supporter of the Amendment which would allow Open Carry, my primary concern is that the original bill amending the “Mandatory Preclusions” portion of The Oklahoma Self-Defense Act be passed this session with or without the present Amendments. Last minute amendments prevented this Bill from making it through the legislature during last year’s session.
A ten year exclusion for non-violent misdemeanors is practical and numerous states have enacted a lower five year preclusion period. Individuals, with no other history of serious or violent behavior, wishing to apply for a Concealed Carry Permit, should not be penalized for a minor misdemeanor record after the ten year period.
If the proposed Amendments appear to place this original Bill in jeopardy, I ask for your support to put forth and pass the original Bill. Additionally, this will allow more law abiding citizens of this great state of Oklahoma to purchase a Concealed Carry Permit and bring additional revenue into our depleted coffers.
This is a win-win situation; Oklahoma benefits from the additional revenue, more law abiding citizens will be able to exercise their full Second Amendment Rights, and as a result, as has been demonstrated numerous times in numerous states, crime rates will fall even lower.
I ask for your support in moving the original HB2327 out of committee for a Floor vote this session.
Thank you for your service to our great State,
[email protected] Majority House Leader
[email protected] Speaker of the House
[email protected] Bill’s original sponsor
[email protected] Democratic Floor Leader
[email protected] Democratic Minority Leader
[email protected] chair of the Judiciary committee in the House
Last year a last minute Amendment sent it back to committee after clearing the House and Senate. This year they have attached another Amendment, OPEN CARRY! That's right, there is an Amendment in the House for OPEN CARRY. I don't care if you are for or against Open Carry, what I am trying to do is to make sure my Bill makes it to the floor for a vote with or without the Open Carry Amendment. These are two separate items and each can be voted on independently without endangering the other.
My bill would remove any non-violent misdemeanors more than 10 years old as a preclusion that would prevent issuing of a Concealed Carry Permit. In other words, after 10 years non-violent offenses would no longer count. Most states are only a 5 year limit, so Oklahoma’s would require a longer time period, but one that is fair. I want this to pass!
I need to inundate the OK Legislature with the letter (below) (for your convenience but feel free to change it), (I have included the most important e-mail links too). Here’s the catch. The amendment attached this year is a dusey…OPEN CARRY in Oklahoma! My PRIMARY concern is that MY bill goes through no matter what. The legislature can vote separately on MY bill if the Open Carry gets bogged down (and it likely will as this session calendar is pretty full already).
PLEASE send the attached letter to the included e-mail addresses within the next two or three days. Feel free to pass this on to all your friends! I have already sent a letter to every member of the House and Senate and have had numerous phone conversations with different representatives and you should do the same! I have a lot of support IF it gets to the floor for a vote! The NRA is firmly behind the Open Carry and MY bill, but I personally doubt Open Carry will ever pass this session. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Fraternal Order of Police are definitely against the Open Carry, but the sponsor of MY bill is a retired State Trooper (Representative Glen Smithson)! I do not want my bill getting caught up in an unrelated Amendment and the ensuing battle! I do want to make sure mine gets through this year. Please voice your opposition to, or support of Open Carry in your letter if you want, but please mention that the ORIGINAL HB2327, “Self-Defense Act; deleting certain conditions from the mandatory preclusions” gets to a vote on its own if Open Carry is going to hold it back this sessions. They are two separate items and can be voted on separately, they just need to know people would not mind the two being separated!
PLEASE HELP! Even those people that are not from Oklahoma can make a difference! Many of these politicians have designs on National Office and they love to know they are expanding their base of support!
So……stop making excuses and make a difference!
Thanks in advance!
Honorable Representative (insert name)
I would like to express my support for HB2327. While I am a supporter of the Amendment which would allow Open Carry, my primary concern is that the original bill amending the “Mandatory Preclusions” portion of The Oklahoma Self-Defense Act be passed this session with or without the present Amendments. Last minute amendments prevented this Bill from making it through the legislature during last year’s session.
A ten year exclusion for non-violent misdemeanors is practical and numerous states have enacted a lower five year preclusion period. Individuals, with no other history of serious or violent behavior, wishing to apply for a Concealed Carry Permit, should not be penalized for a minor misdemeanor record after the ten year period.
If the proposed Amendments appear to place this original Bill in jeopardy, I ask for your support to put forth and pass the original Bill. Additionally, this will allow more law abiding citizens of this great state of Oklahoma to purchase a Concealed Carry Permit and bring additional revenue into our depleted coffers.
This is a win-win situation; Oklahoma benefits from the additional revenue, more law abiding citizens will be able to exercise their full Second Amendment Rights, and as a result, as has been demonstrated numerous times in numerous states, crime rates will fall even lower.
I ask for your support in moving the original HB2327 out of committee for a Floor vote this session.
Thank you for your service to our great State,
[email protected] Majority House Leader
[email protected] Speaker of the House
[email protected] Bill’s original sponsor
[email protected] Democratic Floor Leader
[email protected] Democratic Minority Leader
[email protected] chair of the Judiciary committee in the House
