{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1289.31","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.31","heading":"Prohibition on government contracts with companies","body":"that discriminate against firearm entities or associations.\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\n1. “Ammunition” means a loaded cartridge or shot shell, case,\n\nprimer, projectile, wadding, or propellant powder;\n\n2. “Company” means a for-profit organization, association,\n\ncorporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership,\n\nlimited liability partnership, or limited liability company,\n\nincluding a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary,\n\nparent company, or an affiliate of those entities or associations\n\nthat exists to make a profit. The term does not include a sole\n\nproprietorship;\n\n3. “Discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade\n\nassociation” means, with respect to the entity or association, to:\n\na. refuse to engage in the trade of any goods or services\n\nwith the entity or association based solely on its\n\nstatus as a firearm entity or firearm trade\n\nassociation which includes the lawful products and\n\nservices provided by and lawful practices of firearm\n\nentities and firearm trade associations,\n\nb. refrain from continuing an existing business\n\nrelationship with the entity or association based\n\nsolely on its status as a firearm entity or firearm\n\ntrade association which includes the lawful products\n\nand services provided by and lawful practices of\n\nfirearm entities and firearm trade associations, or\n\nc. terminate an existing business relationship with the\n\nentity or association based solely on its status as a\n\nfirearm entity or firearm trade association which\n\nincludes the lawful products and services provided by\n\nand lawful practices of firearm entities and firearm\n\ntrade associations.\n\nThe term does not include the policies of a vendor, merchant, retail\n\nseller, or platform that restrict or prohibit the listing or selling\n\nof ammunition, firearms, or firearm accessories. The term also does\n\nnot include a company’s refusal to engage in the trade of any goods\n\nor services, decision to refrain from continuing an existing\n\nbusiness relationship, or decision to terminate an existing business\n\nrelationship to comply with federal, state, or local laws, policies,\n\nor regulations or a directive by a regulatory agency, or for any\n\ntraditional business reason that is specific to the customer or\n\npotential customer and not based solely on the status of an entity\n\nor association as a firearm entity or firearm trade association\n\nwhich includes the lawful products and services provided by and\n\nlawful practices of firearm entities and firearm trade associations;\n\n4. “Firearm” means a weapon that expels a projectile by the\n\naction of explosive or expanding gases;\n\n5. “Firearm accessory” means a device specifically designed or\n\nadapted to enable an individual to wear, carry, store, or mount a\n\nfirearm on the individual or on a conveyance and an item used in\n\nconjunction with or mounted on a firearm that is not essential to\n\nthe basic function of the firearm. The term includes a detachable\n\nfirearm magazine;\n\n6. “Firearm entity” means:\n\na. a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition\n\nmanufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, supplier, or\n\nretailer, and\n\nb. a gun range;\n\n7. “Firearm trade association” means any person, corporation,\n\nunincorporated association, federation, business league, or business\n\norganization that:\n\na. is not organized or operated for profit and for which\n\nnone of its net earning inures to the benefit of any\n\nprivate shareholder or individual,\n\nb. has two or more firearm entities as members, and\n\nc. is exempt from federal income taxation under Section\n\n501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as\n\nan organization described by Section 501(c) of that\n\ncode;\n\n8. “Governmental entity” means any branch, department, agency,\n\nor instrumentality of state government, or any official or other\n\nperson acting under color of state law, or any political subdivision\n\nof this state;\n\n9. “Sole-source provider” means a supplier who provides goods\nection\n\n501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as\n\nan organization described by Section 501(c) of that\n\ncode;\n\n8. “Governmental entity” means any branch, department, agency,\n\nor instrumentality of state government, or any official or other\n\nperson acting under color of state law, or any political subdivision\n\nof this state;\n\n9. “Sole-source provider” means a supplier who provides goods\n\nor services of a unique nature or goods or services that are solely\n\navailable through the supplier and the supplier is the only\n\npracticable source to provide such goods or services; and\n\n10. “Contract” means a promise or set of promises constituting\n\nan agreement between the parties that gives each a legal duty to the\n\nother and the right to seek a remedy for the breach of those duties\n\nbut does not include an agreement related to investment services.\n\nB. A governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a\n\ncompany for the purchase of goods or services unless the contract\n\ncontains a written verification from the company that it:\n\n1. Does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive\n\nthat discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade\n\nassociation; and\n\n2. Will not discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm\n\ntrade association during the term of the contract.\n\nC. The provisions of subsection B of this section shall not\n\napply to a governmental entity that:\n\n1. Contracts with a sole-source provider; or\n\n2. Does not receive a bid from a company that is able to\n\nprovide the written verification required by subsection B of this\n\nsection.\n\nD. The provisions of this section shall apply only to a\n\ncontract that:\n\n1. Is between a governmental entity and a company with at least\n\nten full-time employees; and\n\n2. Has a value of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars\n\n($100,000.00) that is paid wholly or partly from public funds of the\n\ngovernmental entity.\n\nE. The Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and\n\nEnterprise Services shall have the authority and responsibility of\n\nreviewing state governmental contracts to confirm that the\n\nrequirements of subsection B of this section have been satisfied.","path":["OK Code","Title 21"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"03ff403ed90c7736f903e5f43cfbd5ccea8284fd0bd71d19083954cf69e15152","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1289.30","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1289.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}