2022 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1290.2. Definitions.
DEFINITIONS
A. As used in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act:
1. "Completed application" means all fields are completed, all questions are answered and the required signatures are present on the application for a handgun license, and the required documents are attached to the application, including legible fingerprints, if applicable;
2. "Concealed handgun" means a loaded or unloaded pistol or handgun not openly visible to the ordinary observation of a reasonable person;
3. "Unconcealed handgun" or "open carry" means a loaded or unloaded pistol or handgun carried upon the person in a holster where the firearm is visible, or carried upon the person using a scabbard, sling or case designed for carrying firearms; and
4. "Pistol" or "handgun" shall have the same definition as provided in the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971, defined in Section 1289.3 of this title.
B. The definition of pistol or handgun for purposes of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall not apply to imitation pistols, flare guns, underwater fishing guns or blank pistols.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 272, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 259, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 366, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2017, c. 13, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 63, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 146, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2021, c. 265, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
NOTE: Laws 2021, c. 146, § 4 and Laws 2021, c. 265, § 4 made identical amendments.
