State law has objective criteria you must meet to get a CHL. This includes passing a criminal background check proving that you are not legally prohibited from having a firearm. You file your application with your local county sheriff. You must give your fingerprints and two references as par...
Expanded background check on gun sales, three other firearm measures head to full Oregon SenateA package of four gun bills, including one expanding background checks, was approved by an Oregon Senate committee Thursday and sent to the full Senate.OregonLive.com...
fingerprint collection and a permit to purchase any firearm, according to the legislation. Oregon already requires background checks for gun owners, and the new legislation will cost the state $49 million annually while also placing an expected 300,000 residents on a gun owner database, according...
He believes the state’s background-check system does not prevent firearms from falling into the wrong hands. According to Oregon State Police data, 2,215 of the 263,343 background checks run for firearm sales in the state in 2013 were denied due to criminal history or mental health. In ...
Oregon Measure 114, which passed with 50.7% of votes, calls for a ban on the sale, transfer and manufacture of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds; requires a permit to purchase a gun; and bars a gun sale or gun transfer before a background check is
(Oregon Capital Chronicle) Oregon voters passed a ballot measure that will tighten the state’s gun control laws despite deep opposition to it in rural areas. Measure 114 will end a loophole in federal law that allows firearm dealers to sell guns without a background check if it’s not comp...
Purchasing a new gun from an out-of-state seller? We offer FFL Transfers for $25, including your background check and Oregon State Police fee. Customer Robert’s review of his FFL transfer experience at Tigard Pawn 4 More: “I did my first FFL firearm transfer here. They made the whole...
In an interview with Portland State Vanguard, a gun shop owner who has requested that both his shop and name be anonymous presented his view on Measure 114. He said that he is “extremely sympathetic to gun control,” and described himself as a “surprisingly moderate position from such an ...
Measure 114 passed in November 2022 with 50.7% of the state vote. It limits gun magazine capacity to 10 or fewer rounds, requires a permit to buy a gun and closes the so-called “Charleston Loophole” by requiring the completion, not jus...
On May 18, 26-year-old Danny Moran, the Oregon State beat writer for The Oregonian, sat in his Portland apartment and typed "Luke Heimlich" into an Oregon public records database. The newsroom has long stressed background checks on feature subjects, and not only because the ice cream vendo...