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OK SB631

Bill

Status

Passed

4/26/2021

Primary Sponsor

Warren Hamilton

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Second Amendment Sanctuary State Act," codified in Title 21 of Oklahoma Statutes, which preempts the entire field of legislation by any state agency or political subdivision from infringing on citizens' right to keep and bear arms under the U.S. Second Amendment

  • Declares that any federal, state, county, or municipal act, law, executive order, court order, rule, or regulation ordering the buy-back, confiscation, or surrender of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition from law-abiding citizens is an infringement on Second Amendment rights

  • Directs Oklahoma courts and law enforcement agencies to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms within the state's borders and to guard against infringements defined under the act

  • Applies preemption to any new regulations of arms and ammunition under the National Firearms Act of 1934 or the Gun Control Act of 1968 that are prohibited or regulated on or after the act's effective date

  • Defines "law-abiding citizen" as a person not precluded under state law from possessing a firearm and not including anyone not legally present in the United States; includes an emergency clause making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval (passed Senate March 9, 2021; passed House April 20, 2021)

Legislative Description

Infringement of Second Amendment rights; creating the Second Amendment Sanctuary State Act; considering certain action as infringing on the right to keep and bear arms; directing courts and law enforcement agencies to protect certain rights. Emergency.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 04/26/2021

4/26/2021

Committee Referrals

Public Safety2/2/2021

Full Bill Text

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