Open Carry in Oklahoma

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We hold that all citizens who may lawfully purchase a handgun be allowed to carry openly in public in the State of Oklahoma except for those places prohibited by law. We also call for state preemption of all handgun laws concerning open carry in Oklahoma.

1. Every individual has the right and responsibility to defend their self against unjustified threats of death or serious bodily injury.

2. The Constitution of the United States guarantees the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.

3. Criminals are not deterred by rules, regulations, and laws forbidding the possession of weapons. A man bent on mass murder will not be stopped by a rule forbidding him to have a gun.

4. It is well known that the requirement to conceal a handgun for the purpose of protecting self, friends, and family can be difficult especially in Oklahoma with our extreme heat since a person will usually have to wear a jacket to properly conceal a handgun and to avoid "printing."

5. The requirement to conceal a handgun can make it difficult to draw the weapon should the life of the carrier or the life of someone else be in danger.

6. A criminal will not open carry a weapon because he does not want to draw attention to himself. We believe that a citizen openly carrying a handgun lawfully will be a deterrent for crime.

7. Ten states including Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, and Wyoming all allow open carry of handguns without a license. Twelve states including Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, and Tennessee allow open carry of handguns with a license. In fact, Oklahoma is one of only SIX states in the entire United States that completely bans open carry of handguns.

8. In these states, Open carry is very common and it does not alarm law enforcement or other citizens.

For the foregoing reasons, we residents of the State of Oklahoma affirm and assert that all citizens who may lawfully purchase a handgun be allowed to carry openly in public in the State of Oklahoma except for those places prohibited by law. We also call for state preemption of all handgun laws concerning open carry in Oklahoma.

14010 Signatures

  • Michael d.s. J
  • DALLAS N
  • Tim A
  • jarrod wayne s
  • Andrew H
  • JIMMY LEWIS S
  • John F. C
  • James K
  • Daryl O
  • Jonathan O
  • Richard B
  • Amber T
  • Donald Ray Miers J
    • Comments
    • Legislature should pass this bill
  • Tracy R. Y
  • bobby s
  • Alan m
  • John L
  • Roland C
  • paul m
  • Keith R
  • Brian L
  • Ryan Lee P
  • Stephen C. B
  • Vic F
    • Comments
    • I believe this is something every state in America needs. It's a proven fact it has done well in states which have an open carry law. Oklahoma lawmakers need to step up to the plate and listen to the people for a change.
  • Ivan G
  • Ivan G
  • Jason B
    • Comments
    • an armed society is a polite society.
  • Rebecca B
    • Comments
    • The Right to Keep and Bare Arms. Constitutional Rights.
  • Jimmie J
    • Comments
    • The laws against carrying weapons is only protecting the criminals because they are carrying whether legal or illegal. Give the honest person a right to protect themselves without breaking the law.
  • William Brett M
  • Keith Allen Wood j
    • Comments
    • I agree .
  • Preston C
  • Virginia S
  • Jonathan L
  • Carol P
    • Comments
    • Should this not say Governor Mary Fallin
  • Mark S
  • David R
  • Kelley G
  • Dana M C
    • Comments
    • We have the right to bear arms let it be in public.
  • roger h
  • benny ray e
    • Comments
    • PASS IT
  • John V
    • Comments
    • get it done men its our write as americans
  • Paul Luke V
    • Comments
    • take back what are 4 fathers gave us
  • jon s
    • Comments
    • born & raised in OK
  • Jamey C
  • Brian D
    • Comments
    • i have just returned from a trip to Alabama to which i did open carry there and saw others doing it too. They were even raising awareness by blood drives and store by store patron showings. It was a great thing to see. We need this same right here in Oklahoma.
  • Alan Joe G
    • Comments
    • Self protection and the right to self defense
  • John P
  • Dennis M
    • Comments
    • The right of the people to keep AND BEAR arms shall not be infringed
  • Sarah T
    • Comments
    • I believe in the right to bear arms, I believe every citizens should have the right to choose how they carry or if they carry. It should be our right.