Cite as: 21 CNCA § 1272

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his person, or in his 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;

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 relevant Oklahoma law 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;

6. 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; or

Except as provided in subsection B of Section 1 283 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 provisions of Sections 641 and 642 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 1130 of this title,

d. stalking pursuant to the provisions of Section 1134 of this title,

e. a violation of a domestic abuse protection order issued under the laws of the Cherokee Nation 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.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 28-20, eff. December 14, 2020.