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OregonFirearmFederation said:Oregon has no prohibition on carrying loaded handguns in your car. But the state DOES allow localities to restrict loaded carry of firearms "in public places" which, oddly enough, includes your car.
If you are in a place like Portland or Oregon City that restricts loaded carry by people who do not have concealed handgun licenses, you may not have a loaded firearm in your vehicle. Furthermore, if it is a handgun, it must be carried openly or "not readily accessible." That means if you have a trunk it must be there. If you don't, it can be in a locked glove-box, center console or other locked container and if the container is opened by key, the key cannot be in the container.
Long guns do not have to be "not readily accessible" but if you don't have a concealed handgun license and you are in a locality that restricts loaded carry it must be unloaded.
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http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/oregon.pdf
RV/Car Carry Without a Permit/License
From the Oregon Firearms Federation:
Oregon has no State law against carrying a loaded handgun in your car as long as it's : (a) Not concealed or
(b) "Not readily accessible." (If Concealed)
"Not readily accessible" (for now) means:
(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a handgun is readily accessible within the meaning of this section if the handgun is within the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
(b) If a vehicle has no storage location that is outside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, a handgun is not readily accessible within the meaning of this section if:
(A) The handgun is stored in a closed and locked glove compartment, center console or other container; and (B) The key is not inserted into the lock, if the glove compartment, center console or other container unlocks with a key.
However, localities are allowed to regulate loaded firearms in "public places" which now includes your car. This only applies to people without CHL's.
So you need to check local regulations. In Portland, for example, you may not have a loaded gun anywhere in your car and you may not even have loaded magazines separate from the handgun. It must still, however, be either visible or "not readily accessible."
When did you start having to be a lawyer to stay on the right side of the law? (Sigh!)
I applied for my permit at the Everett courthouse- fast and easy! I went on a Wednesday morning, there was no line, I walked in, filed the paperwork, got printed, and was out of there in under 30 minutes. Go on a midweek morning and you should have the same experience as I did. I'm sure you've already figured this out, but we are a shall issue state, so there are no prerequisites to getting the permit. All you need is a pulse, and ID.I decided to just play it safe, and just kept going till Washington and will stay here at my sisters place in Arlington until my apartment is ready in Everette on the 7th.
I'll end up going to west coast armory north and getting some info as well as researching here as I apply for my permit and learn what I need to know and taking it
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I applied for my permit at the Everett courthouse- fast and easy! I went on a Wednesday morning, there was no line, I walked in, filed the paperwork, got printed, and was out of there in under 30 minutes. Go on a midweek morning and you should have the same experience as I did. I'm sure you've already figured this out, but we are a shall issue state, so there are no prerequisites to getting the permit. All you need is a pulse, and ID.
However, localities are allowed to regulate loaded firearms in "public places" which now includes your car. This only applies to people without CHL's.