SB 2101 Summary

• Requires background checks through licensed gun dealers for firearm transfers at gun shows or online between private parties when the transferee does not have a valid handgun license.

• Authorizes the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to serve as the state point of contact for implementing federal background check laws and denying transfers that would violate federal or state law.

• Establishes a $10 maximum fee that licensed gun dealers may charge for conducting background checks on private firearm transfers.

• Provides exemptions for transfers of antique firearms, gifts to immediate family members, inheritance/estate transfers, temporary loans for hunting/shooting/range use, repairs, and transfers to military members being deployed.

• Makes violation a misdemeanor with a two-year firearm possession prohibition; requires state court administrators to report convictions to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and National Instant Criminal Background Check System.