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<blockquote data-quote="OKNewshawk" data-source="post: 3070693" data-attributes="member: 6592"><p>Cowcatcher, I know what is needed to purchase a handgun. I have sold firearms for a major retailer for the past two years. During that time I have had customers ask me if they need to show me their Oklahoma Handgun License. I tell them they do not, as it is not accepted by the FBI in lieu of a 4473.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That begs the question, what would you do if a potential buyer does not have a valid Oklahoma Handgun License? Would you use the lack of said license to cancel the sale?</p><p></p><p>While showing an Oklahoma Handgun License would prove that the bearer is not a felon, which seems to be the concern most often stated here, the lack of possession of said license does not imply that the potential buyer is a felon. The last reported number of Oklahoma Handgun License holders I can find is from 2015 and that number was just over 232,000 in a state that, as of last year, had a population of 3.9 million. It is obvious to even the most casual observer that there are a large number of people otherwise qualified to own and possess a firearm that are not Oklahoma Handgun License holders.</p><p></p><p>What I'm concerned about is the fostering of a mindset in people that one needs to have a Oklahoma Handgun License to purchase or possess a firearm. It is said that perception is reality--if enough people believe that you need a state-issued license to exercise your 2nd Amendment rights then it becomes a de facto law and opens they way for the state to make the requirement official.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OKNewshawk, post: 3070693, member: 6592"] Cowcatcher, I know what is needed to purchase a handgun. I have sold firearms for a major retailer for the past two years. During that time I have had customers ask me if they need to show me their Oklahoma Handgun License. I tell them they do not, as it is not accepted by the FBI in lieu of a 4473. That begs the question, what would you do if a potential buyer does not have a valid Oklahoma Handgun License? Would you use the lack of said license to cancel the sale? While showing an Oklahoma Handgun License would prove that the bearer is not a felon, which seems to be the concern most often stated here, the lack of possession of said license does not imply that the potential buyer is a felon. The last reported number of Oklahoma Handgun License holders I can find is from 2015 and that number was just over 232,000 in a state that, as of last year, had a population of 3.9 million. It is obvious to even the most casual observer that there are a large number of people otherwise qualified to own and possess a firearm that are not Oklahoma Handgun License holders. What I'm concerned about is the fostering of a mindset in people that one needs to have a Oklahoma Handgun License to purchase or possess a firearm. It is said that perception is reality--if enough people believe that you need a state-issued license to exercise your 2nd Amendment rights then it becomes a de facto law and opens they way for the state to make the requirement official. [/QUOTE]
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