OKLAHOMA CITY -- Firearms bills to allow most Oklahoma adults to openly carry guns without any training or background checks have led to a showdown in Oklahoma between supporters of expanded gun rights and the state's business community, including the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder are among more than two dozen businesses, public universities and law enforcement groups that sent a letter Wednesday to Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman urging him to stop the two bills, one of which passed late Wednesday on a 37-9 vote.
The bill, dubbed a "constitutional-carry" measure, would allow adults over 21 without a felony conviction to openly carry firearms without a license, training or background checks.