2020 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1290.7. Construing authority of license.
CONSTRUING AUTHORITY OF LICENSE
A. The authority to carry a concealed or unconcealed handgun pursuant to a valid handgun license as authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall not be construed to authorize any person to:
1. Carry or possess any weapon other than an authorized pistol as defined by the provisions of Section 1290.2 of this title;
2. Carry or possess any pistol in any manner or in any place otherwise prohibited by law;
3. Carry or possess any prohibited ammunition or any illegal, imitation or homemade pistol;
4. Carry or possess any pistol when the person is prohibited by state or federal law from carrying or possessing any firearm; or
5. Point, discharge or use the pistol in any manner not otherwise authorized by law.
B. The availability of a license to carry pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall not be construed to prohibit the lawful transport or carrying of a handgun or pistol in a vehicle or on or about the person whether concealed or unconcealed, loaded or unloaded, and without a valid handgun license as permitted by law.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 272, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 259, § 28, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 366, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 1, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
