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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Gov. Brad Henry on Friday vetoed a bill that would have allowed Oklahomans with concealed-carry permits to openly carry weapons.
House Bill 3354 by Rep. Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs, would have taken effect Nov. 1.
"I'm a strong supporter of the right to bear arms and have earned an A rating from the NRA, but this measure does nothing to strengthen Second Amendment protections," Henry said. "We already allow trained and licensed Oklahomans to protect themselves by carrying concealed handguns, and it doesn't make anyone safer to wear a holster and display that weapon to the rest of the public. On the contrary, it makes it more difficult and dangerous for law enforcement officers to try to sort out the good guys and the bad guys when they arrive at a crime scene."
The Oklahoma State Troopers Association opposed the measure.
Henry also vetoed a bill that would have prohibited Oklahoma from following the new federal health care law and authorized the Legislature to file a lawsuit over the issue.
Henry said House Joint Resolution 1054 would have triggered a futile legal battle and a possible loss of federal health care funding.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/arti...100514_12_0_OKLAHO511907&allcom=1#commentform
He's not running again so hes more worried about his future in politics then he is the citizens of oklahoma
House Bill 3354 by Rep. Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs, would have taken effect Nov. 1.
"I'm a strong supporter of the right to bear arms and have earned an A rating from the NRA, but this measure does nothing to strengthen Second Amendment protections," Henry said. "We already allow trained and licensed Oklahomans to protect themselves by carrying concealed handguns, and it doesn't make anyone safer to wear a holster and display that weapon to the rest of the public. On the contrary, it makes it more difficult and dangerous for law enforcement officers to try to sort out the good guys and the bad guys when they arrive at a crime scene."
The Oklahoma State Troopers Association opposed the measure.
Henry also vetoed a bill that would have prohibited Oklahoma from following the new federal health care law and authorized the Legislature to file a lawsuit over the issue.
Henry said House Joint Resolution 1054 would have triggered a futile legal battle and a possible loss of federal health care funding.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/arti...100514_12_0_OKLAHO511907&allcom=1#commentform
He's not running again so hes more worried about his future in politics then he is the citizens of oklahoma