Oklahoma group seeks to overturn permitless carry law

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A group seeking to stop a new Oklahoma law that would allow people to openly carry firearms without licensing, training, or a background check is delivering thousands of signatures in hopes of putting the issue to a vote of the people.
Led by Democratic state Rep. Jason Lowe and gun safety group Moms Demand Action, opponents of the new law gathered more than 50,000 signatures in two weeks ahead of Thursday’s 5 p.m. deadline. The group needs 59,320 signatures to qualify the petition for the ballot, and Lowe said that it wasn’t clear on Thursday afternoon if they had enough.
Called “constitutional carry” by its supporters, the bill would allow most people 21 and older to carry firearms without a license.
It was the first bill signed by new Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt.