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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3301 By: Steagall of the House
and
Bergstrom of the Senate
An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
Sections 1289.4, 1289.5, and 1289.18, as amended by
Section 598, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 1289.18), which relate to the Oklahoma
Firearms Act of 1971; providing references to named
act in certain definitions; deleting definitions;
providing for the lawful ownership and possession of
firearms under federal law; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.4, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1289.4.
DEFINITIONS FOR FIREARMS ACT
"Rifles" as used in the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971, Sections
1289.1 through 1289.17 of this title and the Oklahoma Self-Defense
Act, shall mean any firearm capable of discharging a projectile
composed of any material which may reasonably be expected to be able
to cause lethal injury, with a barrel or barrels more than sixteen
(16) inches in length, and using either gunpowder, gas or any means
of rocket propulsion, but not to include archery equipment, flare
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guns or underwater fishing guns. In addition, any rifle capable of
firing "shot" but primarily designed to fire single projectiles will
be regarded as a "rifle".
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.5, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1289.5.
DEFINITIONS FOR FIREARMS ACT
"Shotguns" as used in the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971 and the
Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, shall mean any firearm capable of
discharging a series of projectiles of any material which may
reasonably be expected to be able to cause lethal injury, with a
barrel or barrels more than eighteen (18) inches or more in length,
and using a combustible propellant charge, but not to include any
weapon so designed with a barrel less than eighteen (18) inches in
length unless the overall length of the firearm is twenty-six (26)
inches or more. In addition, any "shotgun" capable of firing single
projectiles but primarily designed to fire multiple projectiles such
as "shot" will be regarded as a "shotgun".
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.18, as
amended by Section 598, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 1289.18), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1289.18.
DEFINITIONS
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A. "Sawed-off shotgun" shall mean any firearm capable of
discharging a series of projectiles of any material which may
reasonably be expected to be able to cause lethal injury, with a
barrel or barrels less than eighteen (18) inches in length, and
using a combustible propellant charge, but does not include any
weapon so designed with a barrel less than eighteen (18) inches in
length, provided it has an overall length of twenty-six (26) inches
or more.
B. "Sawed-off rifle" shall mean any rifle having a barrel or
barrels of less than sixteen (16) inches in length or any weapon
made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or
otherwise) if such a weapon as modified has an overall length of
less than twenty-six (26) inches in length, including the stock
portion.
C. Every person who knowingly has in his or her possession or
under his or her immediate control a sawed-off shotgun or a sawed-
off rifle that is not in compliance with the provisions of Sections
1289.4 and 1289.5 of this title, whether concealed or not, shall
upon conviction be guilty of a Class D2 felony offense misdemeanor
for the possession of such device, and shall be punishable punished
by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by
imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section
20O of this title in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or
both such fine and imprisonment.
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D. This section shall not apply
B. It shall not be prohibited to any own or be in possession of
a firearm or suppressor that is lawfully possessed under federal law
or that is otherwise not regulated as a "firearm" and pursuant to
the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C., Chapter 53, Sections 5801
through 5872.
E. C. The term "firearm" as used in this section and, in the
Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971, and in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
shall not include an "antique firearm" as defined in 18 U.S.C.,
Section 921 (2006).
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Passed the House of Representatives the 10th day of March, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the Senate