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Legal Information: Oklahoma

State Gun Laws

Updated: 
December 8, 2023

I have a protective order against the abuser. Can s/he keep a gun or buy a gun?

Oklahoma state law does not automatically make it illegal for a person to have a gun if there is a protective order issued against him/her. A judge does have the option of including a firearm restriction in a protective order however. If there is a firearm restriction included in a protective order, then the respondent in that order cannot have a gun during the period of time that the order is in effect.1

In addition, in Oklahoma, a person subject to a protective order cannot get a handgun license, which is needed to carry a handgun, for three years from the date the order is issued even if the order expires before three years. However, if the order is canceled or dismissed by a court within those three years, then s/he does not have to wait three years. S/he can qualify for a handgun license to 60 days from the date the order is canceled or dismissed.2

Also, federal laws, which apply to all states, restrict a person’s right to have a gun under certain circumstances. Go to Federal Gun Laws to get more information.

1 22 O.S. § 60.2 and see Emergency Order of Protection and Final Order of Protection on the Oklahoma Courts website
2 21 O.S. § 1290.11(A)(8)