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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 501 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 1272, which relates to unlawful carry;
8 modifying certain prohibition and exception; and
8 providing an effective date.
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1272, is
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13 amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 1272.
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15 UNLAWFUL CARRY
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16 A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be
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17 unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or
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18 in a purse or other container belonging to the person, any pistol,
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19 revolver, shotgun, or rifle, whether loaded or unloaded, or any
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20 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, metal knuckles, or any other
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21 offensive weapon item used in an offensive manner, whether such
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22 weapon be or item is concealed or unconcealed,; except this section,
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23 it shall not prohibit be lawful for:
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1 1. The proper use of guns and knives for self-defense, hunting,
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2 fishing, educational, or recreational purposes;
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3 2. The carrying or use of weapons in a manner otherwise
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4 permitted by statute or authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;
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5 3. The carrying, possession, and use of any weapon by a peace
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6 officer or other person authorized by law to carry a weapon in the
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7 performance of official duties and in compliance with the rules of
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8 the employing agency;
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9 4. The carrying or use of weapons in a courthouse by a district
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10 judge, associate district judge, or special district judge within
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11 this state, who is in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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12 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and
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13 whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative
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14 Director of the Courts;
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15 5. The carrying and use of firearms and other weapons provided
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16 in this subsection when used for the purpose of living history
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17 reenactment. For purposes of this paragraph, "living history
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18 reenactment" means depiction of historical characters, scenes,
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19 historical life, or events for entertainment, education, or
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20 historical documentation through the wearing or use of period,
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21 historical, antique, or vintage clothing, accessories, firearms,
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22 weapons, and other implements of the historical period; or
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23 6. The transporting by vehicle on a public roadway or the
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24 carrying of a firearm, concealed or unconcealed, loaded or unloaded,
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1 by a person who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older or by a
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2 person who is eighteen (18) years of age but not yet twenty-one (21)
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3 years of age and the person is a member or veteran of the United
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4 States Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard or was discharged
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5 under honorable conditions from the United States Armed Forces,
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6 Reserves, or National Guard, and the person is otherwise not
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7 disqualified from the possession or purchase of a firearm under
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8 state or federal law and is not carrying the firearm in furtherance
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9 of a crime.
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10 Except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this
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11 title, a person who has been convicted of any one of the following
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12 offenses in this state or a violation of the equivalent law of
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13 another state:
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14 a. assault and battery pursuant to the provisions of
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15 Section 644 of this title which caused serious
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16 physical injury to the victim,
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17 b. aggravated assault and battery pursuant to the
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18 provisions of Section 646 of this title,
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19 c. assault and battery that qualifies as domestic abuse
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20 as defined in Section 644 of this title,
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21 d. stalking pursuant to the provisions of Section 1173 of
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22 this title,
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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 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section
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17 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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