Oklahoma CareerTech educators hope Fallin will veto gun bill

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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20110518_16_A1_CUTLIN232113

OKLAHOMA CITY - CareerTech leaders who want to stop a proposal to allow guns on their campuses are pinning their hopes on a veto by Gov. Mary Fallin.

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The proposal would allow concealed-weapons licensees to leave their guns inside locked cars on CareerTech campuses or to carry them to other areas with permission of the CareerTech superintendent - the same rules that apply to college campuses.

If the measure passes the Senate, CareerTech leaders say they will appeal to Fallin to veto it.

"I completely understand Second Amendment rights, and I completely agree with the right to bear arms, but this just doesn't make sense," said Phil Berkenbile, state director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.

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