Backlash Rolls In Over Oklahoma 'Constitutional Carry' Gun Bill

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OKLAHOMA CITY -

Backlash is starting to roll in over a gun bill that passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives. It allows anyone over 21 - who does not have a felony conviction - to carry a handgun without a permit. 

If the bill is signed into law, Oklahoma would be the 14th state not to require any certification to carry a handgun. The Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce says the bill strips property and business owners' rights to regulate who can carry weapons in their buildings, and it could force large gun-free conventions to leave the state.

 The NRA is hitting back saying the Chamber and businesses are misrepresenting the bill. 

In a statement the gun makers lobby ignores business concerns saying in part, "Constitutional carry would give the most vulnerable among us the ability to protect themselves in a time of crisis."

The bill now heads to the Senate.