Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1273: Allowing minors to possess firearms

ALLOWING MINORS TO POSSESS FIREARMS

A. It shall be unlawful for any person within this state to

sell or give to any child any of the arms or weapons designated in

Section 1272 of this title; provided, the provisions of this section

shall not prohibit a parent of a child or legal guardian of a child,

or a person acting with the permission of the parent of the child or

legal guardian of the child, from giving the child a firearm for

participation in hunting animals or fowl, hunter safety classes,

education and training in the safe use and handling of firearms,

target shooting, skeet, trap or other sporting events or

competitions, except as provided in subsection B of this section.

B. It shall be unlawful for any parent or guardian to

intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly permit his or her child to

possess any of the arms or weapons designated in Section 1272 of

this title, including any firearm, if such parent is aware of a

substantial risk that the child will use the weapon to commit a

criminal offense or if the child has either been adjudicated a

delinquent or has been convicted as an adult for any criminal

offense that contains as an element the threat or use of physical

force against the person of another.

C. It shall be unlawful for any child to possess any of the

arms or weapons designated in Section 1272 of this title, except

firearms used for participation in hunting animals or fowl, hunter

safety classes, education and training in the safe use and handling

of firearms, target shooting, skeet, trap or other sporting events

or competitions. Provided, this section shall not authorize the

possession of such weapons by any person who is subject to the

provisions of Section 1283 of this title.

D. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall,

upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1276 of this

title, and, any child violating the provisions of this section shall

be subject to adjudication as a delinquent. In addition, any person

violating the provisions of subsection A or B of this section shall

be liable for civil damages for any injury or death to any person

and for any damage to property, as provided in Section 10 of Title

23 of the Oklahoma Statutes, resulting from any discharge of a

firearm by the child or use of any other weapon that the person had

given to the child or permitted the child to possess. Any person

convicted of violating the provisions of this section after having

been issued a handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Self-Defense Act may be liable for an administrative

violation as provided in Section 1276 of this title.

E. As used in this section, "child" means a person under

eighteen (18) years of age.