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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legisla ture (2023)
HOUSE BILL 2047 By: Nichols
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to firearms; providing mandatory
waiting period before purchasing firearms; defining
terms; making certain acts unlawf ul; providing
penalties; authorizing the inspection of fi rearm
sales records by law enforcement agencies; providing
exceptions to mandatory wa iting period; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1288.1 of Title 21, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A mandatory waiting period is imposed between the purchase
and delivery of a firearm. The mandatory waiting period shall be
three days, excluding weekends and legal holidays .
B. As used in this section:
1. "Firearm" means a rifle, pistol or shotgun;
2. "Purchase" means the transfer of money or other valuable
consideration to the retailer ; and
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2. "Retailer" means and includes a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer engaged i n the business of making
firearm sales at retail or for distribution, or use , or consumption,
or storage to be used or consumed in this state .
C. 1. It shall be unlawful for an y retailer, or any employee
or agent of a retailer, to deliver a firearm befor e the expiration
of the three-day waiting period.
2. It shall be unlawful f or a purchaser to obtain delivery of a
firearm by fraud, false pretense, or false representation.
D. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection C of
this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony.
E. Records of firearm sales shall be available for inspection
by any law enforcement agency during normal business hours.
F. The waiting period specified in subsection A of this section
shall not apply in the following circumstances:
1. When a firearm is being purchased by a holder of a handgun
license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
Defense Act;
2. To a trade-in of another firearm ;
3. To the purchase of a rifle or shotgun, upon the person
successfully completing a minimum of a sixteen hour hunter safety
course and possessing a hunter safety certificat e issued by the
Department of Wildlife; or
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4. When a rifle or shotgun is being p urchased by a law
enforcement officer, correctional officer, or servicemember.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effect ive November 1, 2023.
59-1-6817 GRS 01/04/23