SB 739

Unnecessary Background Check Exemption

Domain:

Oregon

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Bill status:

Senate Judiciary Committee

CO position:

Oppose

Short description:

Exempts transferee who is certified participant in Address Confidentiality Program from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.

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HB 2416

Kevin Mannix Weakens Oregon’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law

Domain:

Oregon

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Bill status:

House Judiciary Committee

CO position:

Oppose

Short description:

Modifies procedures for issuing extreme risk protection order. Modifies court findings for issuing order. Requires court to schedule second hearing seven days after issuing initial ex parte order and to order respondent to engage in mental health evaluation. Directs court to, at second hearing, consider results of mental health evaluation and either terminate order or order third hearing and second mental health evaluation. Directs court to, at third hearing, terminate order or continue order for final 30 days

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HB 2579

Background Check Exemption for Curio and Relic Collectors

Domain:

Oregon

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Bill status:

House Judiciary Committee

CO position:

Oppose

Short description:

Exempts from private transfer criminal background check requirement transfer of curio or relic firearm to person licensed as collector under federal law.

This bill would allow an unnecessary loophole in firearm background checks for those purchasing "curios and relics" and also opens a new avenue for firearms to be classified as curios or relics. For example, a 3D printed firearm could be considered a "curio" in the future.

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HR 7910

Protect Our Kids Act

Domain:

National

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Bill status:

US Senate

CO position:

Support

Short description:

This bill makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to establish new criminal offenses and to expand the types of weapons and devices that are subject to regulation.

Among the changes, the bill:
-generally prohibits the sale or transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms to individuals who are under 21 years of age;
-establishes new federal criminal offenses for gun trafficking and related conduct;
-establishes a federal statutory framework to regulate ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers);
-establishes a framework to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises at the federal, state, and tribal levels;
-subjects bump stocks to regulation under federal firearms laws; and
-generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (more than 15 rounds).

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Measure 114

Permit to Purchase a Firearm, Limit High-Capacity Ammunition

Domain:

Oregon

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Measure 114 is is the law in Oregon.

CO position:

Support

Short description:

Measure 114 requires a permit to purchase a firearm, hands on training before a firearm is purchased, a successfully COMPLETED background check, and limits high-capacity magazines to ten rounds.

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