1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|HOUSE BILL 2590 By: Humphrey |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 1290.2, which relates to the Oklahoma |
8| Self-Defense Act; clarifying scope of certain |
| definition; providing an exception; and providing an |
9| effective date. |
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12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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13| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.2, is |
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14|amended to read as follows: |
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15| Section 1290.2 |
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16| DEFINITIONS |
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17| A. As used in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act: |
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18| 1. "Completed application" means all fields are completed, all |
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19|questions are answered and the required signatures are present on |
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20|the application for a handgun license, and the required documents |
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21|are attached to the application, including legible fingerprints, if |
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22|applicable; |
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1| 2. "Concealed handgun" means a loaded or unloaded pistol or |
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2|handgun not openly visible to the ordinary observation of a |
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3|reasonable person; |
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4| 3. "Unconcealed handgun" or "open carry" means a loaded or |
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5|unloaded pistol or handgun that is not held in the hand, but rather |
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6|is carried upon the person in a holster where the firearm is |
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7|visible, or carried upon the person using a scabbard, or sling in a |
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8|general vertical position where the barrel of the handgun is safely |
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9|pointed in an up or down direction, or in a case designed for |
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10|carrying firearms. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply |
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11|while lawfully at a gun range, while lawfully hunting, while |
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12|lawfully using a firearm, or during an act of self-defense; and |
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13| 4. "Pistol" or "handgun" shall have the same definition as |
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14|provided in the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971, defined in Section |
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15|1289.3 of this title. |
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16| B. The definition of pistol or handgun for purposes of the |
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17|Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall not apply to imitation pistols, |
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18|flare guns, underwater fishing guns or blank pistols. |
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19| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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21| 59-1-5556 GRS 01/17/23 |
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