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Oklahoma law prohibits any person convicted of a felony to possess or control a machine gun, or have one in any vehicle the person is operating or riding in as a passenger, or at his or her residence.1

The state also prohibits any person previously adjudicated as a delinquent child or a youthful offender for commission of an offense that would have constituted a felony if committed by an adult to possess or control a machine gun within 10 years after such adjudication, or to have one in any vehicle which he or she is driving or riding in as a passenger, or at his or her residence.2

Federal law requires machine guns to be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), and generally prohibits the transfer or possession of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986.3 In December 2018, ATF finalized a rule to include bump stocks within the definition of a machine gun subject to this federal law, meaning that bump stocks will be generally banned as of March 26, 2019.4

 See our Machine Guns & Automatic Firearms policy summary for a comprehensive discussion of this issue. 

  1. Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 1283(A).[]
  2. Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 1283(D).[]
  3. 18 U.S.C. § 922(o); 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d).[]
  4. Bump-Stock-Type Devices, 83 Fed. Reg. 66,514 (Dec. 26, 2018) (to be codified at 27 C.F.R. pts. 447, 478, 479).[]