Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1272

UNLAWFUL CARRY

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be

unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or

in a purse or other container belonging to the person, any pistol,

revolver, shotgun or rifle whether loaded or unloaded or any

blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, metal knuckles, or any other

offensive weapon, whether such weapon be concealed or unconcealed,

except this section shall not prohibit:

1. The proper use of guns and knives for self-defense, hunting,

fishing, educational or recreational purposes;

2. The carrying or use of weapons in a manner otherwise

permitted by statute or authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;

3. The carrying, possession and use of any weapon by a peace

officer or other person authorized by law to carry a weapon in the

performance of official duties and in compliance with the rules of

the employing agency;

4. The carrying or use of weapons in a courthouse by a district

judge, associate district judge or special district judge within

this state, who is in possession of a valid handgun license issued

pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and

whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative

Director of the Courts;

5. The carrying and use of firearms and other weapons provided

in this subsection when used for the purpose of living history

reenactment. For purposes of this paragraph, "living history

reenactment" means depiction of historical characters, scenes,

historical life or events for entertainment, education, or

historical documentation through the wearing or use of period,

historical, antique or vintage clothing, accessories, firearms,

weapons, and other implements of the historical period; or

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6. The transporting by vehicle on a public roadway or the

carrying of a firearm, concealed or unconcealed, loaded or unloaded,

by a person who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older or by a

person who is eighteen (18) years of age but not yet twenty-one (21)

years of age and the person is a member or veteran of the United

States Armed Forces, Reserves or National Guard or was discharged

under honorable conditions from the United States Armed Forces,

Reserves or National Guard, and the person is otherwise not

disqualified from the possession or purchase of a firearm under

state or federal law and is not carrying the firearm in furtherance

of a crime.

Except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this

title, a person who has been convicted of any one of the following

offenses in this state or a violation of the equivalent law of

another state:

a. assault and battery pursuant to the provisions of

Section 644 of this title which caused serious

physical injury to the victim,

b. aggravated assault and battery pursuant to the

provisions of Section 646 of this title,

c. assault and battery that qualifies as domestic abuse

as defined in Section 644 of this title,

d. stalking pursuant to the provisions of Section 1173 of

this title,

e. a violation of an order issued under the Protection

from Domestic Abuse Act or a domestic abuse protection

order issued by another state, or

f. a violation relating to illegal drug use or possession

under the provisions of the Uniform Controlled

Dangerous Substances Act,

shall be prohibited from carrying a firearm under the provisions of

this paragraph. Any person who carries a firearm in the manner

provided for in this paragraph shall be prohibited from carrying the

firearm into any of the places prohibited in subsection A of Section

1277 of this title or any other place currently prohibited by law.

Nothing in this section shall modify or otherwise change where a

person may legally carry a firearm.

B. Any person convicted of violating the foregoing provision

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section

1276 of this title.
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firearm into any of the places prohibited in subsection A of Section

1277 of this title or any other place currently prohibited by law.

Nothing in this section shall modify or otherwise change where a

person may legally carry a firearm.

B. Any person convicted of violating the foregoing provision

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section

1276 of this title.

R.L. 1910, § 2546. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 163, § 1; Laws 1969, c.

311, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 1969; Laws 1993, c. 309, § 1, emerg.

eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 272, § 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Laws

1996, c. 191, § 2, emerg. eff. May 16, 1996; Laws 2003, c. 465, § 1,

eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2007, c. 128, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws

2012, c. 259, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 102, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2015, c. 197, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016,

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c. 217, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2018, c. 68, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2018; Laws 2019, c. 1, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 292, §

1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

NOTE: Laws 1993, c. 264, § 1 repealed by Laws 1994, c. 2, § 34,

emerg. eff. March 2, 1994.