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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

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HB 3005 Oregon

Repeal firearm pre-emption law, House Version

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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SB 585 Oregon

Repeal firearm pre-emption law, Senate Version

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

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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

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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

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HR 7120 National

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Congress must pass meaningful police reform legislation to protect Black and Brown communities from over policing, police brutality, misconduct, and harassment.

Position: Support

Status: Passed the House

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HB 4005 Oregon

Gun Storage, Reporting Lost and Stolen Guns

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

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