Oklahoma § 21-1289.16 - See the following versions:

§ 21-1289.16. See the following versions:

OS 21-1289.16v1 (HB 2818, Laws 2025, c. 261, § 3)

OS 21-1289.16v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 131)

§21-1289.16v1.

Felony pointing firearms or other deadly weapons.

FELONY POINTING FIREARMS

A. It shall be lawful to point a firearm, knife, or any other

deadly weapon at another person or persons by:

1. A person who can legally own or possess a weapon pursuant to

the provisions of Section 1272 of this title:

a.

during an act of self-defense, or

b.

in defense of real or private property, whether owned,

leased, or occupied by permission of the property

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owner and whether or not the person possesses a valid

handgun license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma SelfDefense Act;

2. A person in the defensive display of a firearm or other

deadly weapon, as provided for in Section 1289.25 of this title;

3. Law enforcement authorities in the performance of their

duties;

4. Armed security guards licensed by the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training pursuant to the Oklahoma Security

Guard and Private Investigator Act in the performance of their

duties;

5. Members of the state military forces in the performance of

their duties;

6. Members of the federal military reserve and active military

components in the performance of their duties;

7. Any federal government law enforcement officer in the

performance of any duty; or

8. Any person during the performance of a play on stage, while

participating in a rodeo, or when participating in a television

program or film project.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and without

lawful cause point a firearm, knife, or any other deadly weapon,

whether loaded or not, at any person or persons for the purpose of

threatening or with the intention of discharging the firearm or with

any malice or for any purpose of injuring, either through physical

injury or mental or emotional intimidation, or for purposes of

whimsy, humor, or prank, or in anger or otherwise.

C. Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of

this section shall be punished as provided in Section 1289.17 of

this title.

Added by Laws 1971, c. 159, § 16, emerg. eff. May 24, 1971. Amended

by Laws 1995, c. 272, § 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Laws 2012, c. 259, §

20, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2017, c. 266, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017;

Laws 2025, c. 261, § 3, emerg. eff. May 14, 2025.

§21-1289.16v2.

Felony pointing firearms.

FELONY POINTING FIREARMS

Except for an act of self-defense, it shall be unlawful for any

person to willfully or without lawful cause point a shotgun, rifle

or pistol, or any deadly weapon, whether loaded or not, at any

person or persons for the purpose of threatening or with the

intention of discharging the firearm or with any malice or for any

purpose of injuring, either through physical injury or mental or

emotional intimidation or for purposes of whimsy, humor or prank, or

in anger or otherwise, but not to include the pointing of shotguns,

rifles or pistols by law enforcement authorities in the performance

of their duties, armed security guards licensed by the Council on

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Law Enforcement Education and Training pursuant to the Oklahoma

Security Guard and Private Investigator Act in the performance of

their duties, members of the state military forces in the

performance of their duties, members of the federal military reserve

and active military components in the performance of their duties,

or any federal government law enforcement officer in the performance

of any duty, or in the performance of a play on stage, rodeo,

television or on film, or in defense of any person, one's home or

property. Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of

this section shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense and shall

be punished as provided in Section 1289.17 of this title.

Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this

section after having been issued a handgun license pursuant to the

Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall have the license revoked and shall

be subject to an administrative fine of One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), upon a hearing and determination by the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation that the person is in violation of the

provisions of this section.

Added by Laws 1971, c. 159, § 16, emerg. eff. May 24, 1971. Amended

by Laws 1995, c. 272, § 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Laws 2012, c. 259, §

20, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2017, c. 266, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017;

Laws 2025, c. 486, § 131, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.