Governor Mary Fallin has signed into law Senate Bill 1733, a measure that allows Oklahomans to openly carry firearms. 

The bill permits those who are licensed, or already have been licensed, to carry a firearm under the Oklahoma Self Defense Act to openly carry a weapon or conceal it. 

It also allows property owners to openly carry a firearm on their property without a concealed carry permit for the purpose of self-defense. 

With Governor Fallin’s signature on SB 1733, Oklahoma becomes the 25th state with either “permissive open carry” laws (no permit required) or “licensed open carry” (permit required).

Oklahoma now joins Utah, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Hawaii and Massachusetts as a “licensed open carry” state.