From WIKI (I know, not the best reference)
"The modern discharge petition requires the signature of an absolute majority of House members (218 members)".
From WIKI (I know, not the best reference)
"The modern discharge petition requires the signature of an absolute majority of House members (218 members)".
So. . .last year we came within a handful of override votes of getting open carry.
This year, with GOP House, Senate, and Governorship, we get a "2nd Amendment Day?"
This year, with GOP House, Senate, and Governorship, we get a "2nd Amendment Day?"
There's not enough specifics and too much left open to interpretation.
But what's so hard to understand about SB129:
"A person shall be permitted to carry loaded and unloaded shotguns, rifles and pistols, open and not concealed and without a handgun license as authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act...When carried in a holster that is wholly or partially visible or in a scabbard, case or with a sling designed for carrying firearms that is wholly or partially visible and the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older. Any person who carries a firearm in the manner provided for in this paragraph shall be prohibited from carrying the firearm into any of the places prescribed in subsection A of Section 1277 of this title[.]"
Bills must be introduced at the beginning of the session. After that, the only way to "introduce" a new bill is through the amendment process. That's also why you see so many placeholder bills introduced at the beginning of the session that contain virtually no language.
Technically, the SCOTUS said that the Second Amendment only protects the right to possess a firearm for purposes of self defense within the home. Heller and McDonald are good reads.
I believe a Rep has to officially start it (not sure), but it can be circulated by lobbyists and individuals.
If I can get a discharge petition started, who would be willing to help circulate it?
How many signatures would it have to get from the public?
How many signatures would it have to get from the public?
When I was at the State House last week, my rep told me that during the last two weeks of the session, they can take some bill that is out of committee, remove all the content and add entirely new content. Perhaps someone will have the gonads to give us something other than Second Amendment Day.
I think you're getting a discharge petition confused with an initiative petition. An initiative petition is a public petition to get a measure on the ballot, whether it be a statute or a Constitutional amendment. An initiative petition is circulated among the public and requires 51,739 valid signatures (meaning you need at least 100K to be "safe").
A discharge petition is a petition among the House of Representatives to forcefully discharge a bill from committee. This is how HB1647 got to the floor. Tibbs wouldn't let it out, so OK2A and some other so-called "open carry" activists circulated the discharge petition at the Capitol. (I note the "open carry" part because they were making little, if any, mention of the lifetime permits for veterans.) Upon receiving 68 signatures, the bill is discharged from committee and placed on the General Calendar. It bypasses the committee chair and House leadership.
An initiative petition bypasses the legislature altogether.
You can kiss the open carry bill good bye. Some other lawmaker injected a clause that only applies to restraining order applicant, how that clause was injected blows my mind, now the bill with the new clause comes to the senate for vote. Hope the cluase gets change at the senate or else the open carry bill will never see the light of day. Wow just imagine all our tax money to pay for all these lawmakers to argue about my rights to bear arms. Everything boils down to "Rights is not what you have but what is allowed you to", funny since this country is founded by bearing arms against tyrany of england. 
