Supreme Court delays challenge to permitless carry petition so signatures can be counted

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to delay hearing a challenge to the petition to halt the permitless carry law until signatures are counted.

The high court granted the request for a 10-day delay made by the Oklahoma Attorney General's office. The Secretary of State's office is expected to begin counting signatures on Monday.

Oklahoma Solicitor General Mithun Mansinghani told the court in a written filing Wednesday that a challenge to the wording of the petition would be moot if there aren’t enough signatures to put the permitless carry law to a statewide vote.

“If the Respondents did not submit a sufficient number of signatures to the Secretary of State, the Attorney General believes that this case will be moot and should be dismissed,” Mansinghani told the court.