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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 695 By: Murdock
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O .S. 2021,
Section 1289.24a, which relates t o lawsuits against
gun manufacturers; prohi biting certain action; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O. S. 2021, Section 1289.24a, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1289.24a. 1. The State Legislature declares that the
lawful design, marketing, manufacturing, or sale of firearms or
ammunition to the pu blic is not unreasonably dangerous activity and
does not constitute a nuisan ce.
2. The authority to bring suit and right to recover against any
firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or dealer by
or on behalf of any governmental unit crea ted by or pursuant to an
act of the Legislature or the Constitution, or any department,
agency, or authority thereof, for damages, abatement , or injunctive
relief resulting from or relating to the lawful design,
manufacturing, marketing, or sale of firearm s or ammunition to the
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public shall be reserved exclusively to the state. T his paragraph
shall not prohibit a political subdivision or loca l government
authority from bringing an action against a firearms or ammunition
manufacturer or dealer for breach of contract or warranty as to
firearms or ammunition purchased by the politica l subdivision or
local government authority. This bill shall no t be construed to
prohibit an individual from bringing a cause of action based upon an
existing recognized theory of law.
3. A person may not bring , file, or maintain any civil action
or special proceedin g against a firearm, firearm accessory, or
ammunition manufacturer, distributor, dealer , importer, exporter, or
trade association, or the owners , shareholders, directors, and
employees of any such entity, for recovery of damage s, punitive
damages, restitution, fines, penalties, inju nctive or declaratory
relief, or other remedy based on the legal theory that the marketing
or advertising of a firea rm, firearm accessories, or ammunition was
the cause of any personal injury, death, or property damage or
caused or contributed to the creation o r maintaining of a public
nuisance.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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