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SB 1577 Oregon

Ban Undetectable and/or Untraceable Firearms

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: Senate Judiciary Committee

SB 1540 Oregon

Funding for Oregon’s Firearm Instant Check System

Appropriates to the Department of State Police, for the biennium ending June 30, 2023, out of the General Fund, the amount of $2,600,000, for the purpose of funding the Firearms Instant Check System unit of the department.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Committee

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 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

SB 1538 Oregon

Local Governments and School Districts Can Ban Concealed Weapons on Premises

Cities, counties, metropolitan service districts, school districts, colleges, and universities can prohibit concealed handgun license holders from carrying loaded, hidden guns in public buildings, including buildings owned by the state.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Judiciary Committee

HB 4036 Oregon

PDX Can Prohibit Concealed, Loaded Guns in Passenger Terminal

Portland International Airport (PDX) can prohibit people with concealed handgun licenses from carrying loaded, hidden guns into the passenger terminal. Passengers' firearms must be unloaded and in a locked, hard-sided container for the purpose of transporting the gun as checked baggage in accordance with federal law.

This complex bill now has 21 amendments, the most recent (-20 and -21) were submitted February 25.

Position: Support

Status: Joint Committee on Transportation

SB 1546 Oregon

Notice to Defendant When Conviction Would Result in Firearm Prohibition

Specifies procedures for providing notice to defendant in charging instrument and at arraignment when conviction would result in firearm prohibition.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Judiciary Committee