Legislature Overrides Firearms Veto

Oklahoma Legislature overrides veto of firearms bill
by Randy Ellis

The state Senate on Thursday voted 39-0 to complete a Legislative override of Gov. Mary Fallin’s veto of a firearms bill.

It was the first successful override of a Gov. Fallin veto.

“The right to keep and possess firearms is sacred to Americans, and especially to Oklahomans,” said state Rep. Mike Turner, R-Edmond, the House author of the bill. “Oklahomans overwhelmingly oppose gun restrictions, particularly those forced upon us by federal bureaucrats.”

House Bill 2461 was backed by the National Rifle Association and the Oklahoma Second Amendment Rights Association, supporters said.

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