{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1290.25","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1290.25","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"LEGISLATIVE INTENT\n\nThe Legislature finds as a matter of public policy and fact that\n\nit is necessary to provide statewide uniform standards for carrying\n\nconcealed or unconcealed firearms for lawful self-defense and self-\n\nprotection, and further finds it necessary to occupy the field of\n\nregulation of the bearing of concealed or unconcealed firearms to\n\nensure that no honest, law-abiding citizen who qualifies pursuant to\n\nthe provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act is subjectively or\n\narbitrarily denied his or her rights. The Legislature does not\n\ndelegate to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation any authority\n\nto regulate or restrict the issuing of handgun licenses except as\n\nprovided by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.\n\nSubjective or arbitrary actions or rules which encumber the issuing\n\nprocess by placing burdens on the applicant beyond those\n\nrequirements detailed in the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense\n\nAct or which create restrictions beyond those specified in the\n\nOklahoma Self-Defense Act are deemed to be in conflict with the\n\nintent of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and are hereby prohibited.\n\nThe Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall be liberally construed to carry\n\nout the constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense and self-\n\nprotection. The provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act are\n\ncumulative to existing rights to bear arms and nothing in the\n\nOklahoma Self-Defense Act shall impair or diminish those rights.\n\nHowever, the conditions that mandate the administrative actions\n\nof license denial, suspension, revocation or an administrative fine\n\nare intended to protect the health, safety and public welfare of the\n\ncitizens of this state. The restricting conditions specified in the\n\nOklahoma Self-Defense Act generally involve the criminal history,\n\nmental state, alcohol or substance abuse of the applicant or\n\nlicensee, a hazard of domestic violence, a danger to police\n\nofficers, or the ability of the Oklahoma State Bureau of\n\nInvestigation to properly administer the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.\n\nThe restricting conditions that establish a risk of injury or harm\n\nto the public are tailored to reduce the risks to the benefit of the\n\ncitizens of this state.","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":"d4a657565ad1413aab2f554cad3530944f30525f63cdc8060a26611bcd06172b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1290.24","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1290.26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}