Oklahoma firearms law imposes restrictions on who may possess a firearm and what categories of firearm or weapon may be lawfully possessed or carried....
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Oklahoma firearms law imposes restrictions on who may possess a firearm and what categories of firearm or weapon may be lawfully possessed or carried. These restrictions apply regardless of whether the carrier holds a Self-Defense Act license or relies on constitutional carry. The principal restrictions are codified in Section 1283, Section 1289.10, Section 1289.18, Section 1289.19, Section 1290.10, and Section 1290.11 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, with federal restrictions at 18 U.S.C. Section 922.
Section 1283 makes it a felony for a person convicted of any felony (state or federal) to have in their possession or under their immediate control any firearm. This is a categorical bar. The prohibition extends to:
A person whose civil rights have been restored under Oklahoma's restoration-of-rights process or who has received a full pardon may petition to have firearms rights restored, but the default state under Section 1283 is a permanent bar.
A person who has been adjudicated mentally incompetent, involuntarily committed to a mental institution, or found not guilty by reason of insanity is barred from possessing a firearm under Section 1290.10 and 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(4).
A person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is barred from possessing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(9). Oklahoma law incorporates the federal definition for SDA-license disqualification under Section 1290.10.
A person subject to a qualifying protective order (one that meets the elements of 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(8) - intimate partner, due process notice, and finding of credible threat) may not possess a firearm during the order's effective period. Oklahoma's SDA disqualifier under Section 1290.10 mirrors the federal standard.
A person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any controlled substance is barred under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(3). Oklahoma's SDA standard under Section 1290.10 captures the same category through the "habitual user" language.
A person dishonorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces is barred under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(6) and under Oklahoma SDA disqualifier provisions.
A fugitive from justice with an outstanding felony warrant is barred under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(2) and SDA Section 1290.10.
An alien unlawfully present in the United States is barred under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(5). A person who has renounced United States citizenship is barred under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(7) and the corresponding SDA disqualifier.
Section 1272 makes it generally unlawful to carry on or about the person any of the following weapons (subject to the constitutional-carry and SDA exceptions for handguns):
The carve-outs in Section 1272 include hunting and fishing, training, peace officers, and weapons authorized by the SDA.
Section 1289.18 and Section 1289.19 prohibit possession of a sawed-off shotgun (barrel less than 18 inches and overall length less than 26 inches) or a sawed-off rifle (barrel less than 16 inches and overall length less than 26 inches) absent a federal NFA registration.
A machine gun is regulated by both Oklahoma law and the federal National Firearms Act (NFA), 26 U.S.C. Section 5841 and following. Possession requires federal NFA registration (or pre-1986 transferable status), a federal transfer tax, and ATF approval. Oklahoma law tracks the federal scheme.
Suppressors (silencers), short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), destructive devices, and any other weapons (AOWs) are NFA items. Oklahoma residents may lawfully possess these items if properly registered with ATF under the NFA. See the NFA Items section for the specifics.
Suppressor use is permitted for hunting under Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation regulations issued under Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in line with the federal NFA scheme.
Oklahoma has no statutory magazine capacity limit for handgun or rifle magazines.
Oklahoma law does not prohibit civilian ownership of bullet-resistant body armor. Federal law at 18 U.S.C. Section 931 prohibits convicted violent felons from possessing body armor.
A person under the age of 18 is generally prohibited from possessing a handgun under federal law (18 U.S.C. Section 922(x)) with carve-outs for ranch and farm work, target shooting, hunting, and certain other supervised activities. Oklahoma law tracks this framework.
Section 1283 and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board process provide a path for restoration of firearms rights for a person convicted of a state offense. A person convicted of a federal offense must rely on the federal restoration framework, which is currently very narrow.
This section is grounded in Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes (Section 1272, Section 1283, Section 1289.5, Section 1289.10, Section 1289.18, Section 1289.19, Section 1290.10, Section 1290.11) and federal firearms law at 18 U.S.C. Section 921, 18 U.S.C. Section 922, and 18 U.S.C. Section 924.
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