Oklahoma Governor Fallin Signs SB 35, Carry for People with Valid Military ID

ammoland ^ | 5 June, 2017 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

On 17 May, 2017, SB 35, the recognition of military, guard and reserve members to carry concealed weapons based on a military, reserve, or national guard valid I.D. card, was signed into law by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin.

SB 35 was popular in the legislature. It passed the Senate on 15 March, 2017, 40-2.  It was amended on 11 April in the House. It passed the House  on 19 April, 2017, 85 – 0.

The amended version then passed the Senate unanimously, 46-0. It was signed by Governor Fallin on 17 May, 2017.

Many states accept military service as meeting the requirement for training in their “shall issue” carry permit legislation. In a number of others, active duty young adults who are 18, 19, or 20, are excluded from the general prohibition on issueing permits to people less than 21 years of age.

This is the first state that is known to me as accepting a military I.D. card as a substitute for a carry permit.

The act goes into effect on 1 November, 2017.

The bill will become part of Oklahoma carry law, which is about 14 pages long. Here is the definition of who may carry with a valid military I.D.  From state.ok.us (pdf):

2. The person is twenty-one (21) years of age or older, and is either:

a. active military, or

b. a member of the Reserve or National Guard to include Drill Status Guard and Reserve, Active Guard Reserves or Military Technicians, and presents a valid military identification card that shall be considered a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act

People from other states who have a valid military I.D. are recognized. The reciprocity section at the end of the bill makes that clear. From state.ok.us (pdf):

[marktwain]

Retirees and honorably dischared vets are not included, unless they are in the reserves or Guard with a valid I.D.

[rktman]

Gee, thanks to OK for “allowing” American citizens to follow the 2nd Amendment. As for veterans, everybody knows how dangerous they/we are what with all the ptsd out there.

[TexasGator]

“Gee, thanks to OK for “allowing” American citizens to follow the 2nd Amendment.”

Actually, this pushes the bar toward militarization. Their intent may have been good but to favor the military over the regular citizen can have bad consequences.

[Vaquero]

She means well. But constitutional carry is goal, there, Mary.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Too bad, it would save a few $$$ for a lot of us.

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[shanover]

Creating law for a Constitutional RIGHT. I am a veteran. So I don’t have this “right”?

[marktwain]

A better way to look at it is the law is rolling back unconstitutional restrictions that now exist, one increment at a time.