“Every day, there’s probably five or six people who come in and either just took the class or are getting ready to take the class to get concealed carry,” Stone said. “So it’s ongoing. People are still doing it.”

And as of Friday afternoon, short-term activity on the OSBI’s online application system hinted that the back half of 2014 could see a greater rate of applications submitted and approved. Traffic had more than tripled since recent media reports detailed the affects of a law that will place a limit on gun class certifications. The measure goes into effect Nov. 1.

OSBI said 394 people began the application process online or looked at it, a bump from the 130 people during the same three-day stretch the prior week.

The OSBI warned last Tuesday that the new measure will limit the life of gun safety certifications to three years. That certification is necessary to gain a license for open and concealed carry of handguns. Prior law placed no restrictions on the certification’s life, so certificates dated Nov. 1, 2011, or earlier remain valid for submission through Nov. 1.

The law has no impact on Oklahomans who are already licensed.