SB 1172 : Arming Domestic Violence Harassers

Position: Oppose Status: Senate Judiciary Committee

Provides that the crime of harassment is not a qualifying misdemeanor for purposes of the statute prohibiting the possession of firearms and ammunition based on being the subject of certain court orders or being convicted of certain crimes.

Update

March 10, 2025

2-27 (S) Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
3-3 (S) Referred to Judiciary.
No legislators stepped forward to place their names on this violent bill.

This bill is available on Oregon OLIS here.

The Act says that harassment is not a crime that can lead to a domestic violence gun prohibition under state law.

According to a 2022 Harvard study, Homicide leading cause of death for pregnant women in U.S. The study states:

“Women in the U.S. who are pregnant or who have recently given birth are more likely to be murdered than to die from obstetric causes—and these homicides are linked to a deadly mix of intimate partner violence and firearms, according to researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.”