Veto, Gun Debate Continues At Legislature
Debate over ATF gun bill, veto rages in Oklahoma Legislature
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Senate has no plans to pursue the House’s veto override of a gun bill, leaders of the upper chamber said last week.
Gov. Mary Fallin on Tuesday vetoed 15 House bills, saying the lower chamber was ignoring important issues facing the state while wasting time on meaningless bills. Her action set a record for her use of the veto pen on a single day.
She said work on the budget and passage of a plan to repair the Capitol, among other items, were not getting enough attention.
A day later, the House voted 86-3 to override her veto of House Bill 2461.
In her veto message, Fallin said HB 2461 was an attempt to regulate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.