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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1289.5 (2026)

Definitions for Firearms Act - Shotguns

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DEFINITIONS FOR FIREARMS ACT "Shotguns" as used in the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971, shall mean any firearm capable of discharging a series of projectiles of any material which may reasonably be expected to be able to cause lethal injury, with a barrel or barrels more than eighteen (18) inches in length, and using a combustible propellant charge, but not to include any weapon so designed with a barrel less than eighteen (18) inches in length unless the overall length of the firearm is twenty-six (26) inches or more. In addition, any "shotgun" capable of firing single projectiles but primarily designed to fire multiple projectiles such as "shot" will be regarded as a "shotgun". Added by Laws 1971, c. 159, § 5, emerg. eff. May 24, 1971. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 272, § 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Laws 2019, c. 63, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

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Cited in 1 case, 1975–1975 · leading case: Price v. State, 532 P.2d 851 (Okla. Crim. App. 1975).
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Price v. State, 532 P.2d 851 (Okla. Crim. App. 1975). “” Title 21 O.S.1971, § 1289.5, the section which defines “shotguns,” states as follows : “ ‘Shotguns’ as used herein shall mean any firearm capable of discharging a series of projectiles of any material which may reasonably be expected to be able to cause lethal injury, with a…”
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