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Oregon State ORS 166 - CHL Conclusions
Posted: August 13, 2008 | Last Updated: June 06, 2009

Below is my attempt to summarize 166 with it’s own words. You can get the low down quickly by reading just the highlighted words.

To see the whole content check the statute itself which can be found at: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/166.html

  1. 166.170 State preemption
    (2) Except as expressly authorized by state statute, no county, city or other municipal corporation or district may enact civil or criminal ordinances... to regulate, restrict or prohibit... possession... of firearms... Ordinances that are contrary to this subsection are void.
  2. 166.173 Authority of city or county to regulate possession of loaded firearms in public places.
    (2) ...do not apply to or affect:
    (C ) A person licensed to carry a concealed handgun.
  3. 166.190 Pointing firearm at another; courts having jurisdiction over offense.
    ...purposely points or aims any loaded or empty pistol, gun, revolver or other firearm, at or toward any other person within range of the firearm, except in self-defense, shall be fined upon conviction in any sum not less than $10 nor more than $500, or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than 10 days nor more than six months, or both.
  4. 166.220 Unlawful use of weapon.
    (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful use of a weapon if the person:
    (b) Intentionally discharges a firearm...

    (2) This section does not apply to:
    (b) Persons lawfully defending life or property as provided in ORS 161.219;
  5. 166.262 Limitation on peace officer’s authority to arrest for violating ORS 166.250 or 166.370.
    A peace officer may not arrest or charge a person for violating ORS 166.250 (1)(a) or (b) or 166.370 (1) if the person has in the person’s immediate possession a valid license to carry a firearm as provided in ORS 166.291 and 166.292.
  6. 166.291 Issuance of concealed handgun license; application; fees; liability.
    (1) The sheriff of a county, upon a person's application for an Oregon concealed handgun license, upon receipt of the appropriate fees and after compliance with the procedures set out in this section, shall issue the person a concealed handgun license if the person:
    ...meets the criteria found in 166.291...
  7. 166.292 Procedure for issuing; form of license; duration.
    (2) Failure of a person who carries a concealed handgun also to carry a concealed handgun license is prima facie evidence that the person does not have such a license.
  8. 166.293 Denial or revocation of license; review.
    (4) Any peace officer or corrections officer may seize a concealed handgun license and return it to the issuing sheriff when the license is held by a person who has been arrested or cited for a crime that can or would otherwise disqualify the person from being issued a concealed handgun license.
  9. 166.350 Unlawful possession of armor piercing ammunition.
    (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of armor piercing ammunition if the person:

    (a) Makes, sells, buys or possesses any handgun ammunition the bullet or projectile of which is coated with Teflon or any chemical compound with properties similar to Teflon and which is intended to penetrate soft body armor, such person having the intent that the ammunition be used in the commission of a felony; or

    (b) Carries any ammunition described in paragraph (a) of this subsection while committing any felony during which the person or any accomplice of the person is armed with a firearm.
  10. 166.370 Possession of firearm or dangerous weapon in public building or court facility; exceptions; discharging firearm at school.
    (1) Any person who intentionally possesses a loaded or unloaded firearm or any other instrument used as a dangerous weapon, while in or on a public building, shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class C felony.

    (2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a person who intentionally possesses:
    (A) A firearm in a court facility is guilty, upon conviction, of a Class C felony. A person who intentionally possesses a firearm in a court facility shall surrender the firearm to a law enforcement officer.

    (3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
    (d) A person who is licensed under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun.
  11. 166.380 Examination of device or firearm by peace officer; arrest for failure to allow examination.
    (1) A peace officer may examine a firearm possessed by anyone on the person while in or on a public building to determine whether the firearm is a loaded firearm.

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