2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1290.7. Construing authority of license.

Universal Citation: 21 OK Stat § 1290.7 (2023)

CONSTRUING AUTHORITY OF LICENSE

A. The authority to carry a concealed or unconcealed firearm 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 firearm as defined by the provisions of Section 1289.3, 1289.4 or 1289.5 of this title;

2. Carry or possess any firearm in any manner or in any place otherwise prohibited by law;

3. Carry or possess any prohibited ammunition or any illegal firearm in violation of state law;

4. Carry or possess any firearm when the person is prohibited by state law from carrying or possessing any firearm; or

5. Point, discharge or use the firearm in any manner not otherwise authorized by law.

B. The ability to carry a firearm pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall not be construed to prohibit the lawful transport or carrying of a firearm in a vehicle or on or about the person, whether concealed or unconcealed, loaded or unloaded, 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; Laws 2023, c. 160, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

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