Oklahoma Smokers

As of November 1, 2007 Oklahoma will have a new smoking ban courtesy of Senate Bill 473 by Sen. Cliff Branan, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Doug Cox, R-Grove.

This new law, already signed by Governor Brad Henry, prohibits smoking at all parts of a zoo to which the public may be admitted, whether indoors or outdoors.

The supposed justification for this new prohibition is that there are so many children who visit zoos and this new law will prevent them from being exposed to cigarette smoke.

This latest smoking prohibition is but one more step toward a total ban on smoking in public, including in your own front yard.

Don’t think it can happen?

It already has in a couple of California towns and don’t think for a minute that the anti-smoking zealots of Oklahoma are not looking forward to the day they can impose similar bans here. As they celebrate this latest smoking prohibition, the anti-smoking zealots are already plotting their next attack on your rights.

Until all Oklahoma smokers start voting to protect their individual rights, we will see new and more restrictive smoking bans coupled with tobacco tax increases in an attempt to eliminate both smoking and smokers from public sight in Oklahoma.

This new smoking ban does not take effect until November 1, 2007. If you are a smoker and are confronted while at the zoo by an anti-smoking Nazi prior to November 1st, just tell them to kiss your butt.

Your cigarette butt that is…