Provides that person or public body that establishes gun-free zone is liable for damages resulting from certain crimes committed in gun-free zone, if reasonable person would believe that possession of firearm could have helped individual defend against crime. A similar bill, HB 2173, failed in 2017.
Position: Oppose
Status: House Desk Awaiting First Reading
The public hearing and work session for this bill have been cancelled.
Repeals statute creating state preemption of local firearm regulation and statutes creating exceptions to preemption.
Position: Neutral
Status: House Judiciary Committee
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
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
Repeals statute creating state preemption of local firearm regulation and statutes creating exceptions to preemption.
Position: Neutral
Status: House Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation
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
Although the bill description is, "To improve and reform policing practices, accountability and transparency," S 3985 lacks the necessary changes to address the policing crisis. (LCCHR)
Position: Oppose
Status: Senate Judiciary Committee
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is continuing the Trump administration’s efforts to expand hunting on more than 2.3 million acres of public recreation land throughout the country by proposing to expand hunting on National Wildlife Refuges.
Position: Oppose
Status: Secretary of Interior
Ceasefire Oregon is neutral on HB 4005. We are encouraged that the legislature wishes to address the issue of unsecured guns and we recommend additional measures that research shows to be effective at increasing rates of gun storage, reducing gunshot death and injury, and addressing gun trafficking. Scroll to the bottom of this page for related studies.
Please contact your legislator and ask that HB 4005 be amended to include provisions that will make this bill a strong, effective law that will reduce gun violence.
Position: Neutral
Status: House Judiciary Committee
HB 3054 provides legal protection to shooters who discharge a firearm within 500 feet of their homes or at shooting ranges as long as people and property nearby are not endangered.
Big problem: shooting in the direction of people does actually endanger them.
Position: Oppose
Status: Died in committee