The Oregon Legislature will face a series of gun-related legislation this year. Two Senate bills would fall in line with the federal proposals, and several House bills would expand the rules for who is allowed to have a concealed handgun permit.
Here are some key bills:
Senate Bill 346: Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, drafted this bill that would make it illegal to sell or possess any gun with a magazine of more than 10 rounds. She pushed it to the forefront last month after the Newtown, Conn., shooting. Obama came out in support of an identical federal law Wednesday morning.
Senate Bill 347: The companion bill to Burdick’s limit on capacity. This bill would make it a crime to possess a gun on school grounds.
House Bill 2365: Allows a county sheriff to waive county-residency rules for a concealed handgun applicant who lives in another state.
House Bill 2367: Allows people who have a concealed handgun permit in another state to have the same protections in Oregon that state residents do if they have a permit.
House Bill 2368: Would change the rules for requesting information about concealed handgun permit holders. Would require requests to be in writing and would limit information to the name, age and county of the permit holder.
House Bill 2376: Changes rules for how a sheriff may deny a concealed handgun application. If a sheriff denies the application based on the applicant’s mental state, it must be demonstrated by past violent behavior.
House Bill 2377: Expands the list of people allowed to have a concealed handgun permit to include people who have been convicted of possessing less than an ounce of marijuana.
House Bill 2589: Eliminates the requirement that a concealed handgun applicant live in the county where he or she applies for the permit. Would also change the fees required to get a permit.
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130117/NEWS/301170022some not so bad but keeping gun free zones or making for gun free zones not sure thought it was already the law.
but banning guns non the less.
