Year
2025
Selected posts from 2025.
Requires courts to issue firearm prohibition orders for certain misdemeanor drug possession charges and imposes firearm surrender requirements in deflection programs.
Requires courts to issue firearm prohibition orders for certain misdemeanor drug possession charges and imposes firearm surrender requirements in deflection programs.
Removes the Department of State Police as the NICS point of contact and directs dealers to obtain transfer authorization directly from the federal system.
Requires the Department of State Police to study whether firearm hold agreements reduce firearm risks.
Removes harassment as a qualifying misdemeanor for firearm and ammunition prohibitions tied to certain orders or convictions.
Repeals certain firearm regulations enacted in prior legislative sessions, including secure storage and reporting requirements.
Provides an affirmative defense for legislators and legislative staff with valid CHLs who possess firearms in the Capitol, and restricts arrest or charging while licensed.
Requires nonlethal training to exceed lethal training hours for public safety officers certified to carry firearms.
Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify felon in possession of a firearm as crime category 8.
Exempts certain transferees from the private firearm transfer background check requirement.
Provides that each firearm possessed by a person committing felon in possession of a firearm is a separately punishable offense.
Directs the Department of State Police to maintain a list of states with concealed handgun license requirements similar to Oregon's and extends CHL protections to those licensees.
Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify theft of a firearm as a crime category 8 offense on the sentencing guidelines grid.
Provides that a person is automatically qualified to obtain a permit to purchase a firearm if the person holds a valid concealed handgun license.
Creates new theft offenses related to dwellings and increases penalties for organized retail theft when a firearm is present.
Directs courts to prohibit unsupervised parenting time when a parent committed abuse involving certain acts with a firearm.
Provides that a person is automatically qualified to obtain a permit to purchase a firearm if the person holds a valid concealed handgun license.
Creates income tax incentives related to firearm transfer background check costs and travel mileage.
Requires the Department of State Police to study the efficiency of firearm transfer criminal background checks.
Modifies firearm permit and transfer requirements established by Ballot Measure 114, including timelines, training options, and fee provisions.
Establishes a state gun dealer licensing program with phased-in licensing requirements and DOJ oversight.
Requires the Department of State Police to study the efficiency of firearm transfer criminal background checks.
Directs arresting officers to inquire about citizenship when a person arrested for a crime possesses a firearm and to notify federal immigration authorities if the person is not a citizen.
Creates criminal offenses related to rapid fire activators, changes rules for firearm possession in certain public buildings, and adjusts the application of Ballot Measure 114.
Prohibits firearm dealers from transferring a firearm or unfinished frame or receiver until at least 72 hours after receiving a background check approval number.
Prohibits firearm possession for persons convicted of menacing a public official and establishes court procedures for surrendering firearms.
Restricts firearm possession by individuals under 21 years of age, with specified exceptions.
Authorizes certain public entities to limit the CHL affirmative defense for firearm possession in public buildings, converting it to a Class A misdemeanor.
Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing a right to carry concealed firearms and refers the amendment to voters at the next regular general election.