The Oklahoma Supreme Court has asked organizers behind a petition to halt the state's new permitless carry law to provide a final count before it moves forward in reviewing a legal challenge to the petition effort.

On Thursday, petitions were submitted seeking to stop a new state law that would allow most Oklahomans to carry a gun without training or a license.

If 59,320 valid signatures are confirmed, it would also force a statewide vote on the issue next year.

Petition organizers said they believed they came close to reaching their goal despite collecting signatures over just a two-week period.