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Republican Gov. Mary Fallin snuffed out a bill Monday which passed the state legislature by wide margins previously and would have prohibited private entities from banning guns at parks and recreation facilities.

The bill, sponsored by state Republicans, worked its way through the House by a 88-4 vote in April before it passed the Senate 39-7 earlier this month. The legislation would have prohibited the practice of allowing a private business or group to rent public venues or streets, and then ban the otherwise lawful carrying of firearms.

The language had been hashed out following an attempt by organizers of a music festival in the city of Norman to ban guns at an outdoor concert that was denied by a district judge.

Although popular with lawmakers, the bill, SB 41, has since drawn fire from the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, who contended that, should it become law, the state could lose out on hosting a number of high-profile sporting events and concerts.

Citing an expected appeal in the Norman case and quantifying her veto by invoking her support of the Second Amendment, Fallin shot the legislation down.

“Our [state] constitution clearly prohibits the Legislature from passing legislation that would ‘take away a cause of action, or destroy an existing defense’ to a suit that has already commenced,” Fallin noted in her veto letter read to the Senate.

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