Opinions on Oklahoma's Open Carry proposal run the gamut

Another library patron, Jordan Masse, said he imagines people might get confused at the grocery store alongside shoppers wearing guns.

“What's going to tell me that this person here that has a license is one with a license? And this person over here that's just carrying it out could be some felon or something with a gun,” he said.

But five miles west of the library, at H&H Shooting Sports Complex, gun users said they support the legislation. Interestingly, though, none said they were likely to actually carry their handguns on display.

Phillip Williams, of Moore, who works as a security guard, said, “I think some people would kind of not be so quick to get angry at someone if they saw a weapon on them.”

Peggy Osterholt, who lives in Okarche and works for a telephone cooperative in Kingfisher, applied for her concealed weapons permit. The 58-year-old grandmother said she was accosted recently while shopping at an Oklahoma City store. She supports open carry but thinks she will keep her weapon concealed most of the time.

“Security never shows up,” she said.