STATE
OKLAHOMA GUN LAWS
Oklahoma lacks many basic gun safety protections, and in fact has weakened its gun laws in recent years. Lawmakers must take immediate action to reverse this deadly trend.
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In 2018, state legislators failed their residents by expanding the state’s dangerous “stand your ground” law, making it easier for public conflicts to turn deadly. In 2024, Oklahoma had the 12th highest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 813 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every 11 hours. Sixty-eight percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 29% are gun homicides. In Oklahoma, the rate of gun deaths increased 6% from 2015 to 2024, compared to a 15% increase nationwide.
EXPLORE OKLAHOMA’S GUN LAWS
OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
CHILD & CONSUMER SAFETY
OTHER LAWS & POLICIES
What Oklahoma Does Well
- Certain child access prevention laws
What Oklahoma Is Missing
- Universal background checks
- Gun owner licensing
- Extreme risk protection orders
- Most domestic violence gun laws
- Assault weapon restrictions
- Large capacity magazine ban
- Waiting periods
- Community violence intervention funding
SPOTLIGHT
GUN VIOLENCE STATISTICS
Explore facts, figures, and original analysis compiled by our experts. To end our gun violence crisis, we need to better understand where, how, and why violence occurs.
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