S 736 National
Regulating Assault Weapons (Senate)
A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
Position: Support
Status: Senate Judiciary Committee
Legislation
HR 8 National
Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (National)
This bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals).
Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check.
The prohibition does not apply to certain firearm transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.
Position: Support
Status: Received in Senate on March 22, 2021
SB 503 Oregon
Firearm Reciprocity
Provides person with privileges and legal defenses available to person with Oregon concealed handgun license if person is licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state that recognizes Oregon concealed handgun licenses.
Position: Oppose
Status: Referred to Senate Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation
HB 2872 Oregon
Creates tax credits for background check fees and associated travel
Creates credit against personal income tax for cost of criminal history record check required by state law for transfer of firearm. Creates subtraction from taxable income for mileage for travel associated with criminal history record check.
Position: Oppose
Status: Referred to House Revenue
HB 2543 Oregon
Close the Charleston Loophole
A work session in the House Judiciary Committee on March 30, 2021 sent this bill to the House Rules Committee.
Firearm background checks should be completed and approved before the sale or transfer of a firearm. The Charleston Loophole, however, allows sales or transfers to be completed without a background check. HB 2543 will require gun sellers to respect existing laws, including longstanding laws prohibiting felons, abusers, fugitives from justice and other prohibited purchasers from buying guns.
Position: Support
Status: House Rules Committee
HB 2510 Oregon
Yuille Forsyth Storage Act of 2021
The contents of HB 2510 have been added to SB 554B. The bill was passed by the Senate and was signed by Gov. Brown on June 1, 2021.
Ceasefire Oregon supported HB 2510 and recommended three additional amendments: an anti-trafficking amendment; an amendment to encourage a gun owner provide the serial number of a lost or stolen firearm; and an amendment to require Oregon State Police to provide a report on the theft or loss of privately held firearms in Oregon, a report indicating the method of storage of firearms used in all unintentional shootings, and a report of shootings involving minors.
The board of Ceasefire Oregon supports HB 2510 with or without these amendments.
Position: Support
Status: Added to SB 554B and passed.
SB 604 Oregon
Permit and Training Required to Purchase a Firearm
Requires person to obtain permit before purchasing or otherwise receiving firearm under circumstances requiring criminal background check. Specifies qualifications for permit and procedures for applying for and issuing permit.
Position: Support
Status: Senate Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation.
SB 554B Oregon
Schools, Portland airport, public buildings allowed to prohibit loaded, hidden guns; requires guns to be secured
June 1, 2021: SB 554B was signed by Gov. Brown.
May 5, 2021: SB 554B was passed in the Senate and now heads to Gov. Brown's desk for her signature.
The Oregon Senate passed SB 554A but significant changes were made by including HB 2510, the gun storage bill. The bill, now called SB 554B, passed the House on April 29 and will return to the Senate for a third reading (possible vote) on May 5, 2021.
The bill authorizes city, county, metropolitan service district, port operating commercial airport, school district, college or university to adopt ordinance or policy limiting or precluding affirmative defense for possession of firearms in public buildings by concealed handgun licensees. The bill also requires firearms to be kept under close physical control or locked. The bill requires reporting of lost or stolen firearms.
Position: Support
Status: Governor's Brown Desk Awaiting Her Signature
SB 502 Oregon
Exemption from private firearms background check for participants in Address Confidentiality Program
Exempts transferee who is certified participant in Address Confidentiality Program from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Position: Oppose
Status: Senate Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation
SB 396 Oregon
Ban Undetectable and/or Untraceable Firearms
The public hearing is cancelled and the bill is dead. SB 396 is the second time in three years that Oregon has killed a bill that would ban undetectable and/or untraceable guns.
Three dimensional printing (also called additive manufacturing) allows criminals and terrorists to make firearms that do not have a serial number, thereby rendering a firearm untraceable to law enforcement. The process also allows criminals and terrorists to make firearms without mechanism (called a security exemplar), thereby rendering a firearm undetectable by metal detectors.
Position: Support
Status: Dead in Committee