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<blockquote data-quote="Dale00" data-source="post: 1525498" data-attributes="member: 688"><p>Thank you for educating me about that wording in the state constitution. That does make it difficult.</p><p></p><p>I wonder when that language was added and why. </p><p></p><p>There are some deep anti-gun feelings in this state. I was surprised to run across some of Will Rogers' writings in which he rants about the terrible crimes being committed with the newly developed semi-automatic pistols. It was something along the lines of, "These new guns need to be outlawed. People are being killed as fast as the bad guy can pull the trigger."</p><p></p><p>Is Oklahoma fairly unique in having this kind of specific language in our constitution or do other states have the same?</p><p></p><p>If we are unique or close to it, then I'm going to speculate that the cause of the language is racism. It's pure speculation, but I can see the the historic Oklahoma legislature being fearful of the native Americans they were cheating out of their land holdings etc. The situation could have been very similar to the gun restrictions imposed on the freed slaves in the southern states after the Civil War. This is pure speculation but worth a little reading and investigation perhaps. Oklahoma gun regulation - a civil right denied.</p><p></p><p>(And yes, I'm aware of Will Rogers' native American heritage)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dale00, post: 1525498, member: 688"] Thank you for educating me about that wording in the state constitution. That does make it difficult. I wonder when that language was added and why. There are some deep anti-gun feelings in this state. I was surprised to run across some of Will Rogers' writings in which he rants about the terrible crimes being committed with the newly developed semi-automatic pistols. It was something along the lines of, "These new guns need to be outlawed. People are being killed as fast as the bad guy can pull the trigger." Is Oklahoma fairly unique in having this kind of specific language in our constitution or do other states have the same? If we are unique or close to it, then I'm going to speculate that the cause of the language is racism. It's pure speculation, but I can see the the historic Oklahoma legislature being fearful of the native Americans they were cheating out of their land holdings etc. The situation could have been very similar to the gun restrictions imposed on the freed slaves in the southern states after the Civil War. This is pure speculation but worth a little reading and investigation perhaps. Oklahoma gun regulation - a civil right denied. (And yes, I'm aware of Will Rogers' native American heritage) [/QUOTE]
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