kwiebe
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I'm a WA resident, new to both CC & OC, but I'm planning ahead (I will have my WA CPL soon). Anyway, since I go to OR several times a year, I started looking into law differences:
I see that OR does not recognize the WA CPL. I also see that it's possible to get an OR "CHL" (Concealed Handgun License), even if a WA resident. However, in OR you need a certificate saying you've passed a safety class, and I also read this:
"The county sheriff may waive the residency requirement in subsection (1)(c) of this section for a resident of a contiguous state who has a compelling business interest or other legitimate demonstrated need," the sheriff of each county has some discretion for a resident of a contiguous state. You would need to check with the sheriffs to see what their requirements are."
So, I have a couple of questions, and some comments following those:
1. How does one satisfy the course requirement? i.e., can I take a class in WA and will it be recognized? Just wondering if anyone has experience here, I may google more and also post in the OR forum.
2. In practice, what's this about individual county sheriff discretion? I'm not talking about business travel - but I do go pretty often to visit family, vacations, etc. I guess OR can do what it wants regarding non-residents, but this is pretty vague and also to have it vary by county seems weird. Anyone go through this? What kind of justification is typically required?
Is this just a case of, "Why bother - just OC in OR?"
I had that thought, so read the OR firearms laws. I kinda skimmed em, so don't hold me to it. But from what I read, it sounds like OC in OR is a lot less susceptible to misinterpretation by LE than it is in WA. Correct?
After listing their CC restrictions, the OR law flatly says the following (from ORS 166.250):
"(3) Firearms carried openly in belt holsters are not concealed within the meaning of this section."
Seems pretty cut-and-dried regarding OC in OR. Plus, is it true that OR has no statute equivalent to RCW 9.41.270, which seems to cause all of the OC problems in WA?
I'm a WA resident, new to both CC & OC, but I'm planning ahead (I will have my WA CPL soon). Anyway, since I go to OR several times a year, I started looking into law differences:
I see that OR does not recognize the WA CPL. I also see that it's possible to get an OR "CHL" (Concealed Handgun License), even if a WA resident. However, in OR you need a certificate saying you've passed a safety class, and I also read this:
"The county sheriff may waive the residency requirement in subsection (1)(c) of this section for a resident of a contiguous state who has a compelling business interest or other legitimate demonstrated need," the sheriff of each county has some discretion for a resident of a contiguous state. You would need to check with the sheriffs to see what their requirements are."
So, I have a couple of questions, and some comments following those:
1. How does one satisfy the course requirement? i.e., can I take a class in WA and will it be recognized? Just wondering if anyone has experience here, I may google more and also post in the OR forum.
2. In practice, what's this about individual county sheriff discretion? I'm not talking about business travel - but I do go pretty often to visit family, vacations, etc. I guess OR can do what it wants regarding non-residents, but this is pretty vague and also to have it vary by county seems weird. Anyone go through this? What kind of justification is typically required?
Is this just a case of, "Why bother - just OC in OR?"
I had that thought, so read the OR firearms laws. I kinda skimmed em, so don't hold me to it. But from what I read, it sounds like OC in OR is a lot less susceptible to misinterpretation by LE than it is in WA. Correct?
After listing their CC restrictions, the OR law flatly says the following (from ORS 166.250):
"(3) Firearms carried openly in belt holsters are not concealed within the meaning of this section."
Seems pretty cut-and-dried regarding OC in OR. Plus, is it true that OR has no statute equivalent to RCW 9.41.270, which seems to cause all of the OC problems in WA?