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Governor Mary Fallin of Oklahoma vetoed 15 measures on Tuesday, the 29th of April.   She described the measures as serving "no significant interest of the citizens".    Three of the measures were issues pushed by second amendment supporters that passed the legislature nearly unanimously. HB 3367 is Oklahoma's knife preemption bill.  It passed the House 88-3 and the Senate 45-1.  It provides the same protection from local government overreach to knives that Oklahoma already provides for firearms.   Several other states have passed similar laws. HB 2539 cleans up some antique language in the law about justifiable homicide.  It passed...

The chambers appear to have agreed to exempt businesses from civil liability related to the use of an employee's gun — a key win for business lobbyists. Lawmakers say they've also agreed to require that sheriffs issue a reason for denying a concealed weapons permit and allow appeals of any denial. And both chambers' leaders say they want to relax restrictions on citizens' carrying weapons openly in Alabama and carrying weapons in their vehicles.