An act relating to firearms, the official text

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2                  2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

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3 SENATE BILL 2094              By: Deevers
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6                               AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to firearms; creating the Firearm

7   Preservation Act; providing short title; defining

8   terms; prohibiting law enforcement from taking

8   certain action; requiring auction of certain

9   firearms; requiring certain criminal history record

9   check; stating authorized use for certain proceeds;

10  requiring certain compliance; prohibiting certain

10  liability; requiring maintenance of certain records;

11  providing penalties; directing deposit of certain

11  fine into General Revenue Fund; providing for

12  codification; and providing an effective date.

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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16  SECTION 1.         NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1289.24f of Title 21, unless
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18 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19  A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Firearm

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20 Preservation Act".
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21  B. As used in this act:

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22  1. "Federal firearms license" means a license issued by the

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23 United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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1 that authorizes an individual or entity to engage in certain
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2 activities related to firearms;
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3   2. "Firearm" means any weapon that will or is designed to expel

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4 a projectile by the action of an explosive; and
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5   3. "Law enforcement agency" means any state, county, municipal,

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6 or other law enforcement entity in this state.
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7   C. A firearm obtained through a court-ordered turnover, estate

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8 settlement due to death, forfeiture, or any other method of
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9 acquisition by this state or any political subdivision thereof shall
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10 not be destroyed or rendered permanently inoperable. Any such
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11 firearm obtained by this state or any political subdivision thereof
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12 shall be retained by the acquiring entity until the firearm is
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13 lawfully disposed of pursuant to the provisions of this act.
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14  D. A law enforcement agency shall auction firearms obtained

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15 pursuant to the provisions of this act exclusively to individuals
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16 who are lawfully eligible to purchase such firearms under state and
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17 federal law. An individual who purchases a handgun shall be subject
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18 to, and pass, any required criminal history record check required by
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19 state and federal law. Any proceeds from an auction of firearms
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20 shall be allocated to the law enforcement agency that conducted the
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21 auction for operational expenses, training, or other purposes
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22 consistent with state law. A firearm shall be transferred in
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23 compliance with any applicable state and federal regulations.
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1   E. No law enforcement agency nor its personnel shall be liable

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2 in a civil or criminal proceeding for any harm, injury, or death
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3 caused by the subsequent use of a firearm that was auctioned to an
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4 eligible buyer pursuant to the provisions of this act.
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5   F. Any law enforcement agency that conducts an auction pursuant

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6 to the provisions of this act shall maintain records of all
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7 auctioned firearms, including the firearm purchaser's federal
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8 firearms license number and a record of payment. Such records shall
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9 be retained for a period of no less than five (5) years and shall be
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10 subject to inspection by the Attorney General.
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11  G. 1. Any law enforcement agency in violation of the

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12 provisions of this act shall be subject to a fine of Five Hundred
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13 Dollars ($500.00) for the first offense and a fine of One Thousand
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14 Dollars ($1,000.00) for each subsequent offense.
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15  2. Any fine collected pursuant to the provisions of this

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16 section shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
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17  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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