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<blockquote data-quote="Raoul Duke" data-source="post: 2163727" data-attributes="member: 27529"><p>Story about this in the current Urban Tulsa Weekly:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A58504" target="_blank">http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A58504</a></p><p></p><p><em>When it comes to guns in parks, Tulsa police know what to do, said Senior Assistant City Attorney Mark Swiney.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Or, more precisely, what not to do.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"The cops have been trained to understand that the state statute takes precedence over the city ordinance," Swiney said.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Even though the "sign at the park still says no firearms allowed," Swiney said, a city ordinance prohibiting guns in parks is in conflict with a state law, the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, which notably began to allow open carry last year for those with the proper license.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Swiney presented the conflict to city councilors, offering the chance to consider amending the city ordinance to match with state law. But, in Swiney's words, "the city council didn't like it, and they said they're not going to do it."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>At a March 14 meeting, some councilors did express concern about guns in parks.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"That's where kids play," Councilor Jack Henderson said. He and Councilor Skip Steele stated they were in favor of sending a letter "asking the state to change the law," in the words of Steele. No councilors present at the meeting voiced support for the state law.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>On the guns in parks issue, Tulsa faces a "tall order" if the goal is to change the law, Swiney said. At the March 14 meeting, he noted that when the state law relating to concealed carry was first passed more than 10 years ago -- before open carry -- the city's Parks Board "was very, very unhappy" about the provision and voiced a desire to change the law.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The news coverage after the March 14 meeting has already caught the attention of Bryan Hull, president of the Oklahoma Open Carry Association.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"We're of the opinion that it's pretty obvious that parks are not crime-free zones, and people who are licensed to carry for the protection of themselves and their family don't pose a threat to other people," Hull said. He added that his group plans to hold a rally soon at a Tulsa city park to raise awareness of the rights of licensed gun owners.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raoul Duke, post: 2163727, member: 27529"] Story about this in the current Urban Tulsa Weekly: [URL="http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A58504"]http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A58504[/URL] [I]When it comes to guns in parks, Tulsa police know what to do, said Senior Assistant City Attorney Mark Swiney. Or, more precisely, what not to do. "The cops have been trained to understand that the state statute takes precedence over the city ordinance," Swiney said. Even though the "sign at the park still says no firearms allowed," Swiney said, a city ordinance prohibiting guns in parks is in conflict with a state law, the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, which notably began to allow open carry last year for those with the proper license. Swiney presented the conflict to city councilors, offering the chance to consider amending the city ordinance to match with state law. But, in Swiney's words, "the city council didn't like it, and they said they're not going to do it." At a March 14 meeting, some councilors did express concern about guns in parks. "That's where kids play," Councilor Jack Henderson said. He and Councilor Skip Steele stated they were in favor of sending a letter "asking the state to change the law," in the words of Steele. No councilors present at the meeting voiced support for the state law. On the guns in parks issue, Tulsa faces a "tall order" if the goal is to change the law, Swiney said. At the March 14 meeting, he noted that when the state law relating to concealed carry was first passed more than 10 years ago -- before open carry -- the city's Parks Board "was very, very unhappy" about the provision and voiced a desire to change the law. The news coverage after the March 14 meeting has already caught the attention of Bryan Hull, president of the Oklahoma Open Carry Association. "We're of the opinion that it's pretty obvious that parks are not crime-free zones, and people who are licensed to carry for the protection of themselves and their family don't pose a threat to other people," Hull said. He added that his group plans to hold a rally soon at a Tulsa city park to raise awareness of the rights of licensed gun owners.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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