Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.24: Firearm regulation - State preemption

FIREARM REGULATION – STATE PREEMPTION

A. 1. The State Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the

entire field of legislation in this state touching in any way

firearms, air powered pistols, air powered rifles, knives,

components, ammunition and supplies to the complete exclusion of any

order, ordinance or regulation by any municipality or other

political subdivision of this state. Any existing or future orders,

ordinances or regulations in this field, except as provided for in

paragraph 2 of this subsection and subsection C of this section, are

null and void.

2. A municipality may adopt any ordinance:

a. relating to the discharge of firearms within the

jurisdiction of the municipality,

b. allowing the municipality to issue a traffic citation

for transporting a firearm improperly as provided for

in Section 1289.13A of this title, provided, however,

that penalties contained for violation of any

ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of this

subparagraph shall not exceed the penalties

established in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, and

c. allowing the municipality to issue a citation to an

individual or the parent or guardian of a minor who

discharges an air powered pistol or air powered rifle

in an intentional or negligent manner which causes the

projectile to leave the intended premises.

3. As provided in the preemption provisions of this section,

the otherwise lawful carrying or possession of a firearm under the

provisions of Chapter 53 of this title shall not be punishable by

any municipality or other political subdivision of this state as

disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace or similar offense against

public order.

4. A public or private school may create a policy regulating

the possession of knives on school property or in any school bus or

vehicle used by the school for purposes of transportation.

B. No municipality or other political subdivision of this state

shall adopt any order, ordinance or regulation concerning in any way

the sale, purchase, purchase delay, transfer, ownership, use,

keeping, possession, carrying, bearing, transportation, licensing,

permit, registration, taxation other than sales and compensating use

taxes or other controls on firearms, knives, components, ammunition

and supplies.

C. Except as hereinafter provided, this section shall not

prohibit any order, ordinance or regulation by any municipality

concerning the confiscation of property used in violation of the

ordinances of the municipality as provided for in Section 28-121 of

Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Provided, however, no municipal

ordinance relating to transporting a firearm or knife improperly may

include a provision for confiscation of property.

D. When a person's rights pursuant to the protection of the

preemption provisions of this section have been violated, the person

shall have the right to bring a civil action against the persons,

municipality, and political subdivision jointly and severally for

injunctive relief or monetary damages or both.

E. As used in this section, air powered pistol or air powered

rifle is any pistol or rifle that uses compressed air or other

compressed gas to project plastic BB-like or pellet-like projectiles

at a speed not exceeding 400 feet per second.