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A lawsuit challenging Oklahoma's 'permitless carry' bill was filed in Oklahoma County District Court on Monday.

Oklahoma Representative Jason Lowe, D-Oklahoma City, announced Monday that he, along with four other plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit saying House Bill 2597 is unconstitutional because it violates the state's single-subject rule.

"We believe we have a great case," Lowe said at a press conference. "We believe that this law is unconstitutional. It was rammed through the Legislature. It wasn't properly vetted. We are excited to bring this lawsuit and challenge this dangerous law."

The lawsuit comes after Lowe and other groups led a grassroots effort to collect nearly 60,000 signatures in roughly two weeks to put the question of permitless carry to a statewide vote next year. The effort failed, only collecting about 37,000 signatures by mid-September.

"We indicated that we believe this fight is far from over when we did not reach the threshold of 59,000 (signatures)," Lowe said. "We are going to continue to fight, we are going to continue to push. We believe this law is dangerous and we believe the citizens in the state of Oklahoma agree with us."

https://oklahoman.com/article/5643381/new-lawsuit-challenges-permitless-carry