Overwhelming support, from both sides of the aisle, for permitless open carry. What can we do, in the real world, to move Hawaii in this direction? It doesn't seem that contacting legislators, at least in the numbers we now have, makes any difference at all. And if we had the numbers to influence the legislators, we would have different legislators to begin with, and wouldn't need to write and call them to support our rights. What forms does activism take when it appears that the current forms are approximately equivalent (in terms of results) to banging one's head against the wall?
(link has 30 second auto-play video news story included)
http://www.koco.com/news/oklahoma-house-passes-opencarry-firearms-legislation/38449118?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FBPAGE&utm_campaign=KOCO%205%20News&Content%20Type=StoryOklahoma House passes open-carry firearms legislation
The Oklahoma House Thursday overwhelmingly adopted legislation that would permit gun owners to carry their weapons openly without a state-issued license.
House members voted
73-15 (17 of the 32 House Democrats voted for it) for the so-called "constitutional open carry" measure and sent it to the state Senate for debate and a vote.
The measure's author, Republican Rep. Jeff Coody of Grandfield, said it is similar to open carry laws in more than 30 other states and would allow gun owners to exercise their Second Amendment right to carry firearms openly, such is in a holster, without having to comply with existing state government licensing requirements.
[Arguments against]
But opponents said it would have serious financial consequences for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which administers firearms licenses issued under the Oklahoma Self Defense Act. A fiscal analysis performed for the House indicates the measure would reduce OSBI's revenue by at least $6 million and would lead to the loss of jobs and reduced operating expenses at the agency.
Rep. Emily Virgin, D-Norman, said the measure could increase incidents of domestic violence in the state. [I'd like to see the evidence of that!]