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Constitutional Carry (SB 1212) on the OK House floor 4/23
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<blockquote data-quote="Poke78" data-source="post: 3115148" data-attributes="member: 4333"><p>The head of the ORA is a trainer and his perspective was that Constitutional carry was going to break his rice bowl. The ORA opposed it by hanging their hat on the lack of training having every kind evil associated with it, from "blood in the streets" to the heartbreak of psoriasis. I took a class from Paul 20 years ago and there's no doubt he's opinionated and curmudgeonly in his ways. The only way to achieve success is to organize better, communicate more, and keep the issue in front of legislators. OK2A is a great group for this and individuals can make a difference with their legislators. Some of the "NO" votes may be anchored in concrete and there is little that can be done to pull them back. For example, my state senator is in this group and I have written her off so I won't waste my time except to attempt to get her turned out of office. </p><p></p><p>However, I'd also say that the legislative sleight of hand and legerdemain that came about by running this as an amendment to a non-related bill also rankled some. This could account for some of the "NO" votes. This also set up the end-of-session shenanigans that allowed the governor to play footloose and fancy-free. She chose not to dance with those that helped bring her to the dance because there was no price to be paid for doing so. The calculus now becomes electing the best candidate for governor who truly understands the issue and be able to present the governor with a straightforward bill early in the session that allows the governor to stand up to the Chamber of Cronies, the ORA, the troopers' association, whatever, and be able to clearly state why the people's voice should be heard when signing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poke78, post: 3115148, member: 4333"] The head of the ORA is a trainer and his perspective was that Constitutional carry was going to break his rice bowl. The ORA opposed it by hanging their hat on the lack of training having every kind evil associated with it, from "blood in the streets" to the heartbreak of psoriasis. I took a class from Paul 20 years ago and there's no doubt he's opinionated and curmudgeonly in his ways. The only way to achieve success is to organize better, communicate more, and keep the issue in front of legislators. OK2A is a great group for this and individuals can make a difference with their legislators. Some of the "NO" votes may be anchored in concrete and there is little that can be done to pull them back. For example, my state senator is in this group and I have written her off so I won't waste my time except to attempt to get her turned out of office. However, I'd also say that the legislative sleight of hand and legerdemain that came about by running this as an amendment to a non-related bill also rankled some. This could account for some of the "NO" votes. This also set up the end-of-session shenanigans that allowed the governor to play footloose and fancy-free. She chose not to dance with those that helped bring her to the dance because there was no price to be paid for doing so. The calculus now becomes electing the best candidate for governor who truly understands the issue and be able to present the governor with a straightforward bill early in the session that allows the governor to stand up to the Chamber of Cronies, the ORA, the troopers' association, whatever, and be able to clearly state why the people's voice should be heard when signing it. [/QUOTE]
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