Caliber Restrictions When Carrying Firearms in Oklahoma

Even though Oklahoma has been a Constitutional Carry state since 1 November 2019, we still have caliber restrictions on some of the firearms that may be carried in Oklahoma.

Even though, since 1 November 2019, you are permitted to carry any firearm that you may legally possess in public and not just handguns, the caliber restriction provision of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act ONLY applies to handguns. This is a holdover from when handgun licensing and concealed carry first became a thing in Oklahoma back in November of 1995.

One may not carry, openly or concealed, a handgun that is loaded with ammunition larger than .45 caliber.

The penalties for doing so can be found below and are, of course, discussed in this video itself.

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2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1290.6. Prohibited ammunition:
https://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma...

"Any concealed or unconcealed handgun when carried in a manner authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and when loaded with any ammunition which is either a restricted bullet as defined by Section 1289.19 of this title or is larger than .45 caliber or is otherwise prohibited by law shall be deemed a prohibited weapon for purposes of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished for a criminal offense as provided by Section 1272 of this title or any other applicable provision of law. In addition to any criminal prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this section, the licensee shall be subject to an administrative fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), upon a hearing and determination by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation that the person is in violation of the provisions of this section."

2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1276. Penalty for 1272 and 1273:
https://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma...

"Any person violating the provisions of Section 1272 or 1273 of this title shall, upon a first conviction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and the party offending shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or both such fine and imprisonment. On the second and every subsequent violation, the party offending shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not less than thirty (30) days nor more than three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Section 1272 or 1273 of this title after having been issued a handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall have the license suspended for a period of six (6) months and shall be liable for an administrative fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) upon a hearing and determination by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation that the person is in violation of the provisions of this section."

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