mune MORLAHOMA COLA
THE DISTRICT COURT OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY
STATE OF OKLAHOMA. OCT - 9 2019
REPRESENTATIVE JASON LOWE; ANDREA ) RIGK WARREN
STONE; JOSHUA HARRIS-TILL; AMANDA ) 59
BRYANT; and ANGELA HOLMES, )
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Plaintiffs, )
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GOVERNOR J. KEVIN STITT, in his official )
capacity, )
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Defendant. )
PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF CORRECTION TO BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
‘On page 19 of the Motion for Temporary Injunction (“Motion”), Plaintiffs inadvertently
cited to a study that examines the increase in firearm deaths as a result of “right to carry” state
laws, which the study defines as “shall-issue” permit laws and not permitless carry laws. See
Mot. at 19 & n.16 (citing Siegel et. al, 2017). The specific 8.6% increase in firearms-related
deaths
jiscussed in that study, and in the Motion, thus does no! apply here. Because, until
recently, the sample size has been quite small, Plaintiffs are not aware of any similarly reputable,
peer-reviewed studies dealing specifically with permitless carry laws.'
Reviews of raw CDC data, however, have shown that states that have passed permitless
carry laws have experienced a significant increase in firearm-related deaths.” And several more
general studies, including the seminal Siegel study cited in the Motion, have linked less-
' And, of course, to our knowledge no studies have been done on the effect of, e.g., blanket
immunity provisions for all state employees, like the one at issue here.
? See, e.g., Devin Hughes, “Point of View: Data, academic studies should guide firearm policy,”
the Oklahoman, Feb. 18, 2019, available at https://oklahoman.com/article/5623095/point-of-
view-data-academic-studies-should-guide-firearm-policy; see also Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; Fatal Injury Reports,
National, Regional and State (1981-2017).restrictive firearms laws to an increase in firearm-related crime and death.’ Accordingly,
although the specific figures cited on page 19 of the Motion are not correct and should be
disregarded, there is substantial evidence that the risk of firearm-related deaths will increase as a
result of various provisions of this law.
Plaintiffs’ counsel apologize for this error, and withdraw all statements regarding the
empirical data contained on page 19 of the Motion.
Plaintiffs nevertheless respectfully submit that, in addition to the constitutional and legal
harm discussed in the other portions of the Motion, the risk that this new, untested law could
result in even one unnecessary death also warrants a temporary injunction.
Respectfully Submitted,
ME! LS WILSON RUGHANI, OBA #30421
JORDAN E.M. SESSLER, OBA #33264
CROWE & DUNLEVY
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> See, e.g., Siegel et al., “Easiness of Legal Access to Concealed Firearm Permits and Homicide
Rates in the United States,” American Journal of Public Health 107, no. 12 (December 1, 2017):
pp. 1923-1929; Donohue et al, “Right-to-Carry Laws and Violent Crime: A Comprehensive
Assessment Using Panel Data and a State-Level Synthetic Control Analysis,” Journal of
Empirical Legal Studies 16, no 2 (June 2019), pp. 198-247; Lee et al., “Firearm Laws and
Firearm Homicides: A Systematic Review,” Journal of the American Medical Association
Internal Medicine 177, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): pp. 106-119; Webster et al., “Effects of the
Repeal of Missouri's Handgun Purchaser Licensing Law on Homicides,” Journal of Urban
Health 91, no. 2 (2014): 293-302; Webster et al., “Erratum to: Effects of the Repeal of
Missouri’s Handgun Purchaser Licensing Law on Homicides,” Journal of Urban Health 91, no.
3 (une 2014): pp. 598-601; Crifasi et al., “Association between Firearm Laws and Homicide in
Urban Counties,” Journal of Urban Health 95, no. 3 (June 2018): pp. 383-390; see generally
Hughes, GVPedia Concealed Carry Literature Review, Feb. 27, 2019, available at
https://www.gvpedia.org/report-concealed-carry-literature-review.
2melanie.rughani@crowedunlevy.com
jordan,sessler@crowedunlevy.com
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Thereby certify that a copy of the above and foregoing was emailed and hand-delivered
on this 9th day of October, 2019, to:
Mike Hunter, Oklahoma Attorney General
Mithun Mansinghani, Solicitor General
Office of the Oklahoma Attomey General
313 NE 2Ist St
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
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