Oregon An Oregon Concealed Carry License rant.

[OldTengu]

"This is required for all new CHL permit licenses in Oregon I believe, plus finger prints and who knows what else - it IS a pain in the hiney."
Since when? @NW Backpacker


Got mine in '15, in Multnomah county. Filled out an application, got printed and photos taken, and that was it. 30 days later had my permit.

 

[BATTERY]

I live in Washington and got a Oregon permit in Columbia county. "Saint Helens". The process was easy and they were very friendly and helpful.

 

[DivCurlGrad72]

Got mine in '15, in Multnomah county. Filled out an application, got printed and photos taken, and that was it. 30 days later had my permit.

Exact same experience in Washington Co. Super nice people in the CHL office, and good Sheriff.

 

[a6m5]

I want to get one this year, maybe next. I've just begun my naturalization application, and I've read before that you are able to apply for concealed carry permit by providing proof of naturalization application(even if you aren't a citizen, yet). I'm in Washington County & hear good things about the Washington County Sheriff & the office.

 

[BAJ475]

I've researched other counties and it appears that Umatilla County, where I'm going, is a lot tougher that a lot of other counties. No where on their website does it say Oregon is a Shall Issue state. If I had know that I probably wouldn't have gotten so worked up. I have taken the Sheriff's Association's safety course ($55). Next up I have to obtain my birth certificate, which could be a chore, since they won't accept copies and I was born 65 years ago. According to Josephine County's website I'll have to pay another $60 if they can find it. Some say don't worry about it and just carry but I don't want to break any laws. I do a lot of volunteer work in two different prisons here in WA and don't want to lose that. Sorry for the rant earlier. Frustration with how these Socialist forms of government do things, as opposed to how I grew up, can wear on an old man I guess.

Yes, Umatilla is not friendly to out of state residents. Contact the Grant County Sheriff's office. Click on this link. Concealed Hand Gun License. They are very friendly to out of state residents. You will need some sort of training but there are lots of options that will satisfy Oregon's training requirements. See the application. The training does not have to be done in Oregon so what you have already taken may be sufficient.

 

[cigars]

When I renewed last summer in Washington county, they took a new photo and gave me the new card on the spot. No more waiting in the mail. New applications may be different but I wouldn't see why.

 

[NW Backpacker]

"This is required for all new CHL permit licenses in Oregon I believe, plus finger prints and who knows what else - it IS a pain in the hiney."
Since when? @NW Backpacker


Got mine in '15, in Multnomah county. Filled out an application, got printed and photos taken, and that was it. 30 days later had my permit.

It's a pain if you don't have a birth certificate or valid passport handy, and if you have to take a safety course because you can't document that you did it in the past. The application is 4 pages, same as for renewal. It's not a huge pain, but it should not be required at all - criminals don't need no stinkin' permit - why do we?!

Renewal is easy, - don't have to show birth certificate or passport, or safety course documentation, no fingerprints, plus they issue the permit within a few minutes. I renewed recently - I think last time (4 years ago) they mailed the permit.

Requirements:

https://www.co.washington.or.us/Sheriff/OtherServices/concealed-handguns.cfm

Application form:

https://www.co.washington.or.us/Sheriff/OtherServices/ConcealedHandguns/upload/2020-01-06-CHL-APPLICATION.pdf

New applications may be different but I wouldn't see why.

Background check may take too long for newbies?

 

[Grumpa]

criminals don't need no stinkin' permit - why do we?!

Have you lost your mind?

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Oregon is a shall issue state. My county was very basic in the process, as I am told others also. Some folks even take an online cert. course which is recognized by oregon counties.
Have yet to here of a 7 page application, needing a valid reason...
OP, are you certain you are talking Oregon??? granted, our politics are askew, but we have not lost any CC rights that I am aware of yet.
I struggle to fact find the original post.

Totally agree. I think it was very easy to get in Oregon and had none of the issues the OP was talking about. Maybe OP was talking about a different state?

 

[TC64]

No, I'm talking about Oregon. Maybe it's just the county I'm going thru. We'll see. So far I've taken the Oregon Sheriff's Association safety course ($55) and placed an order for my birth certificate thru Vital Chek ($63.25). I think my rant is based more on the fact that if I pass a Federal (The United "States" of America) back round check to get a license in one state, then all states should honor it, just as they do a driver's license. We are no longer the UNITED states. If Socialism eventually takes over then states won't be able to have their own laws because it all comes down to one person at that time. If you're young then you have no idea what is was like in this country 4 or 5 decades ago. Ok, second rant over.

 

[Bimmerman]

Good morning everyone! Color me strange, if you want, but when I took the CHL course a number of years ago at the Clackamas Sheriff's Office, I thought it was too easy. Most of the people taking it seemed to know nothing about firearms, including several ladies. It happened that I went to the big gun show shortly after that and there were some of these people (obviously looking to buy their first firearm). The questions some were asking made me "shudder", and the ladies seemed more interested in "pink guns" than anything else. Hopefully, these people have done further studying to truly grasp the actual responsibility that goes along with all this.

 

[Richard H]

For anyone living in SE Vancouver, WA the SafeFire shooting Range often gives classes that get you both the Oregon and Utah concealed permits. Then if you also have the Washington permit you will be valid in 30 states. I believe the class is about $100 and you might have to also pay for one of the others directly to the state but I thought the convenience was worth it.

 

[Jcon268]

I got my Multnomah County CCL by doing online courses which were ridiculously easy and mostly based on common sense. There is no proficiency test. I'm coming up on my renewal here since it is good for 4 years. I'll be renewing mine at the beginning of the summer (mine expires near the end of the year). I'll let you know if anything has changed unless someone already has information about that.

 

[dgar715]

Multnomah County 2017: two page form, proof of "firearm safety class, an "interview" where ID was verified and my photo was taken, write a check, and the card magically showed up in the mail. Cake...

 

[Idahobound]

My son who lives in Idaho says if you are Idaho resident you don't need permit to carry and if I come to visit before I become a resident they honor my Washington concealed permit

 

[Idahobound]

Can't wait to rejoin America and move there. Been handling,shooting and carrying guns since I was a kid( including full auto in military) Have carried a gun with permit for years and I'm 68 now. Washington passed a must take course to buy semiauto rifles( even a 10-22 !) With 19 day wait for that and 10 days for pistols. Now they are trying to pass a law which you would have to take a written test and a shooting test to be able to carry. Doesn't Matter what your history background or how many pistols and semiauto rifles you have used carried or purchased in the past ....seems crazy to me. I haven't changed... It's the same old me. How does that make us any safer? What a sick joke!

 

[Idahobound]

10 day wait not 19 I fat fingered the text....that probably disqualifies me LOL

 

[dgar715]

Idaho reciprocates both OR and WA concealed carry permits (get both). Then get yourself a non-resident UT permit and you're golden in 38 out of 50 (no go in CA, HI, MN, NY, NJ, MA, CT, RI, MD, IL, NM, and SC). Check my math on that, everyone...

 

[BAJ475]

Idaho reciprocates both OR and WA concealed carry permits (get both). Then get yourself a non-resident UT permit and you're golden in 38 out of 50 (no go in CA, HI, MN, NY, NJ, MA, CT, RI, MD, IL, NM, and SC). Check my math on that, everyone...

Instead of or in addition to UT he should get an enhanced non resident ID permit when visiting his son. While more difficult than UT (requires 8 hour class, firing 98 rounds and a permit from your state of residence) it gets NM and MN that UT doesn't get. Then when he moves to ID and becomes an ID resident he will get CO, SC, PA and FL by merely changing the address on his ID permit without the normal 6 month wait for new residents.

 

[Bimmerman]

I may get some flack over this, but I think Idaho has the right idea, if I understand it correctly. I have always felt a CHL was too easy to get. One of my friends has an Oregon permit and he can't even clean his own guns! He is an accident waiting to happen. I would like to see these courses contain a section explaining what happens when one is forced to use deadly force to defend their life/property. There is more involved than what many permit holders imagine, even if the shooting is ruled justified.

Just my two cents!