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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1694 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to weapons; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 1272, which relates to unlawful carry;
8 removing reference to certain weapon; amending 21
8 O.S. 2021, Section 1287, as amended by Section 59,
9 Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
9 1287), which relates to use of firearm while
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10 weapon; updating statutory language; and providing an
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1272, is
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17 Section 1272.
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18 UNLAWFUL CARRY
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19 A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be
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20 unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or
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21 in a purse or other container belonging to the person, any pistol,
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22 revolver, shotgun, or rifle, whether loaded or unloaded or any
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23 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, metal knuckles, or any other
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1 offensive weapon, whether such weapon be concealed or unconcealed,
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2 except this section shall not prohibit:
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3 1. The proper use of guns and knives for self-defense, hunting,
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4 fishing, or educational or recreational purposes;
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5 2. The carrying or use of weapons in a manner otherwise
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6 permitted by statute or authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;
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7 3. The carrying, possession, and use of any weapon by a peace
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8 officer or other person authorized by law to carry a weapon in the
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9 performance of official duties and in compliance with the rules of
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10 the employing agency;
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11 4. The carrying or use of weapons in a courthouse by a district
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12 judge, associate district judge, or special district judge within
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13 this state, who is in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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14 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and
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15 whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative
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16 Director of the Courts;
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17 5. The carrying and use of firearms and other weapons provided
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18 in this subsection when used for the purpose of living history
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19 reenactment. For purposes of this paragraph, "living history
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20 reenactment" means depiction of historical characters, scenes,
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21 historical life, or events for entertainment, education, or
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22 historical documentation through the wearing or use of period,
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23 historical, antique, or vintage clothing, accessories, firearms,
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24 weapons, and other implements of the historical period; or
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1 6. The transporting by vehicle on a public roadway or the
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2 carrying of a firearm, concealed or unconcealed, loaded or unloaded,
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3 by a person who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older or by a
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4 person who is eighteen (18) years of age but not yet twenty-one (21)
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5 years of age and the person is a member or veteran of the United
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6 States Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard or was discharged
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7 under honorable conditions from the United States Armed Forces,
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8 Reserves, or National Guard, and the person is otherwise not
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9 disqualified from the possession or purchase of a firearm under
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10 state or federal law and is not carrying the firearm in furtherance
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11 of a crime.
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12 Except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this
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13 title, a person who has been convicted of any one of the following
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14 offenses in this state or a violation of the equivalent law of
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16 a. assault and battery pursuant to the provisions of
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17 Section 644 of this title which caused serious
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18 physical injury to the victim,
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19 b. aggravated assault and battery pursuant to the
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20 provisions of Section 646 of this title,
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21 c. assault and battery that qualifies as domestic abuse
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22 as defined in Section 644 of this title,
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23 d. stalking pursuant to the provisions of Section 1173 of
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1 e. a violation of an order issued under the Protection
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2 from Domestic Abuse Act or a domestic abuse protection
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3 order issued by another state, or
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4 f. a violation relating to illegal drug use or possession
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5 under the provisions of the Uniform Controlled
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6 Dangerous Substances Act,
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7 shall be prohibited from carrying a firearm under the provisions of
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8 this paragraph. Any person who carries a firearm in the manner
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9 provided for in this paragraph shall be prohibited from carrying the
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10 firearm into any of the places prohibited in subsection A of Section
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11 1277 of this title or any other place currently prohibited by law.
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12 Nothing in this section shall modify or otherwise change where a
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13 person may legally carry a firearm.
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14 B. Any person convicted of violating the foregoing provision
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15 subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
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16 punishable as provided in Section 1276 of this title.
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17 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1287, as
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18 amended by Section 59, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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19 Section 1287), is amended to read as follows:
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20 Section 1287.
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21 USE OF FIREARM WHILE COMMITTING A FELONY
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22 A. Any person who, while committing or attempting to commit a
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23 felony, possesses a pistol, shotgun, or rifle or any other offensive
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1 or rifle is loaded or not, or who possesses a blank or imitation
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2 pistol, altered air or toy pistol, shotgun, or rifle capable of
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3 raising in the mind of one threatened with such device a fear that
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4 it is a real pistol, shotgun, or rifle, or who possesses an air gun
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5 or carbon dioxide or other gas-filled weapon, electronic dart gun,
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6 conductive energy weapon, knife, dagger, dirk, switchblade knife,
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7 blackjack, ax, loaded cane, billy, hand chain, or metal knuckles, in
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8 addition to the penalty provided by statute for the felony committed
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9 or attempted shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B4 felony
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10 offense for possessing such weapon or device, which shall be a
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11 separate offense from the felony committed or attempted and shall be
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12 punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
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13 Corrections for a period of not less than two (2) years nor for more
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14 than ten (10) years for the first offense, and guilty of a Class B1
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15 felony offense punishable for a period of not less than ten (10)
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16 years nor more than thirty (30) years for any second or subsequent
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17 offense.
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18 B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
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19 section after having been issued a handgun license pursuant to the
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20 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall have the license
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21 revoked and shall be liable for an administrative fine of One
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22 Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) upon a hearing and determination by the
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1 C. As used in this section:
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2 1. "Altered toy pistol" shall mean any toy weapon which has
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3 been altered from its original manufactured state to resemble a real
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5 2. "Altered air pistol" shall mean any air pistol manufactured
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6 to propel projectiles by air pressure which has been altered from
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8 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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