2015 Gun Bills

HB 2348 Provides honorably retired law enforcement officers with protections provided to Oregon concealed handgun license holders. (Support)  DIED IN COMMITTEE

HB  2357  Modifies certain law enforcement defenses applicable to certain firearms-related crimes. (Support)  Passed

HB 2424  Authorizes employees of Department of Corrections  State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision and Oregon Corrections Enterprises who work in department building to store personal handgun and ammunition in vehicle. (No Position)   PASSED AND SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

HB 2429 Repeals sunset on provisions related to relief from prohibition on possessing and purchasing firearms. (Monitoring)  PASSED AND SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

HB 2503 Vests sole authority to regulate hunting ammunition and fishing gear with Legislative Assembly with specified exceptions. (Support) DIED IN COMMITTEE

HB 2527  Provides that active and honorably retired law enforcement officers may possess firearms or other dangerous weapons in public buildings.(SupportDIED IN COMMITTEE

HB 2529  Exempts certain transferors of firearms from requesting criminal history record check if purchaser or recipient has concealed handgun license. (Monitoring) DIED IN COMMITTEE

HB 2533 Exempts certain transferors of firearms from requesting criminal history record check if purchaser or recipient has concealed handgun license.(SupportDIED IN COMMITTEE

HB 2628 Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court’s protective stalking
order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action. (In its original form, this bill contained a dangerous anti-gun provision. It was removed at OFF’s request. We are now neutral on this bill.) PASSED AND SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

HB 2705  Changes standard in some circumstances for use of deadly physical force.
(OpposeDIED IN COMMITTEE

HB 2915 Establishes tax credit for gun safe. (whoever wrote this never bought a gun safe) (No Position)DIED IN COMMITTEE

HB 3051 Provides persons licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protections provided to persons with Oregon concealed handgun license.(SupportDIED IN COMMITTEE

HB 3093 Provides persons licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protections provided to persons with Oregon concealed handgun license if other state has no less stringent handgun competency requirement than Oregon. (Support .Muddied by the Democrats. Now worth nothing) KILLED BY FLOYD PROZANSKI

 HB 3528 Keeps background checks voluntary, destroys records, places responsibility for not transferring to felons on the transferor. (Support) DIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 86  Authorizes establishment of firearms training facility on lot or parcel that is in exclusive farm zone  forest zone or mixed farm and forest zone  and that is not within city or urban growth boundary.( No postionDIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 106  Directs Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to establish handgun safety instructor program. (SupportDIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 115 Make multiple changes in CHL law . (SupportDIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 170  Requires school districts to provide firearm safety courses.(Support)DIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 173  Authorizes person licensed to carry concealed handgun to present valid license instead of providing firearm to peace officer for examination when possessing firearm in public building. (Support) While we originally supported the concept of this bill, upon further examination we have concluded that it creates more problems than it solves. Added 5.14.15 Further changes made to this bill now make us neutral. Added 06.09.15  PASSED SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

SB 299 Changes states in which residents of Oregon may lawfully obtain long guns for transport into Oregon from contiguous states to all other states.(Support) DIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 300  Removes Department of State Police as designated state point of contact for purposes of National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (Support) DIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 315  Provides that used firearm transfer register may be electronic or manual.
(Support)  THIS BILL HAS BEEN GUT AND STUFFED IT NOW MAKES THE GUN OWNER REGISTRATION BILL SB 941 WORSE.  PASSED HOUSE KILLED BY SENATE PRESIDENT COURTNEY

SB 385  Adds justice court and municipal court to definition of court facility in which firearms and other weapons are prohibited except in specified circumstances.  (Oppose) (AMENDED. NOT AS BAD AS ORIGINAL. STILL STUPID. PASSED SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

SB 525  Prohibits possession of firearm or ammunition by person who is subject to restraining order issued by court under Family Abuse Prevention Act or who has been convicted of certain misdemeanor crimes involving domestic violence. (Oppose. Eliminates Due Process.) PASSED SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

SB 528 Provides persons licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protections provided to persons with Oregon concealed handgun license. (Support) DIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 636 Reduces required age for concealed handgun license to 18 if applicant is service member.(SupportDIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 723 Exempts certain transferors of firearms from requesting criminal history record check if purchaser or recipient has concealed handgun license. (Support) DIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 724 Provides persons licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protections provided to persons with Oregon concealed handgun license if other state has no less stringent requirements for obtaining license than Oregon. (Oppose. Invests too much power in State Police) DIED IN COMMITTEE

SB 941A  Outlaws private transfers of personal property, expands gun registry and police gun owner list, requires gun owners to ask permission from Oregon State Police before giving guns to others, forces every transfer to be subject to failed “background check” system. (Oppose) PASSED AND SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

SB 945 Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm. (Oppose) DIED IN COMMITTEE