Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-701
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Shooting galleries - Standards and specifications
Official statutory text
(A) Open air shooting galleries constructed from and after the
effective date of this act shall conform to the following standards
and specifications:
(a) There shall be a backstop not less than seven and one-half
(7 1/2) feet high, which shall be constructed of steel of a
thickness not less than U.S. standard eight-gauge steel and shall be
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well lapped at the joints; the backstop shall be not less than eight
(8) nor more than twenty-five (25) feet wide.
(b) Attached to each side of the backstop at ninety (90) degree
angles, extending toward the counter, shall be side walls of the
same height as the backstop, which side walls shall be constructed
of steel of a thickness not less than U.S. standard sixteen-gauge
steel and shall be from six (6) to twenty-five (25) feet in length.
In the event the steel side walls do not extend to the counter, the
remaining portion of the side walls shall be so constructed as to
prevent any person from getting into the line of fire.
(c) The inside edge of the counter from which the shooting
takes place shall be placed not less than twenty-five (25) feet from
the backstop or any metal target.
(d) All targets shall be placed not less than twelve (12)
inches from the ends of the backstop, and shall be not less than
twenty-four (24) inches from the top and not less than twelve (12)
inches from the bottom of the backstop.
(B) Closed shooting galleries constructed after the effective
date of this act shall be lawful of any size, provided that closed
shooting galleries shall be constructed so that they at least
conform to the minimum requirements of open air shooting galleries.
effective date of this act shall conform to the following standards
and specifications:
(a) There shall be a backstop not less than seven and one-half
(7 1/2) feet high, which shall be constructed of steel of a
thickness not less than U.S. standard eight-gauge steel and shall be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1279
well lapped at the joints; the backstop shall be not less than eight
(8) nor more than twenty-five (25) feet wide.
(b) Attached to each side of the backstop at ninety (90) degree
angles, extending toward the counter, shall be side walls of the
same height as the backstop, which side walls shall be constructed
of steel of a thickness not less than U.S. standard sixteen-gauge
steel and shall be from six (6) to twenty-five (25) feet in length.
In the event the steel side walls do not extend to the counter, the
remaining portion of the side walls shall be so constructed as to
prevent any person from getting into the line of fire.
(c) The inside edge of the counter from which the shooting
takes place shall be placed not less than twenty-five (25) feet from
the backstop or any metal target.
(d) All targets shall be placed not less than twelve (12)
inches from the ends of the backstop, and shall be not less than
twenty-four (24) inches from the top and not less than twelve (12)
inches from the bottom of the backstop.
(B) Closed shooting galleries constructed after the effective
date of this act shall be lawful of any size, provided that closed
shooting galleries shall be constructed so that they at least
conform to the minimum requirements of open air shooting galleries.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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