Posted: 12/25/2009 9:55:09 PM EDT
| Just curious about the rules regarding this. Can I OC in my vehicle, or do I need to take special precations? |
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Alrighty, in that case...
http://www.opencarry.org/or.html You will need to take special precautions in certain cities. Take a look at Oregon Revised Statutes. Especially "166.250 Unlawful possession of firearms." I'm not a lawyer but you may want to look into buying OFF's book, if the site will come back up. http://www.oregonfirearms.org/store/uorlbk.html And visit http://www.opencarry.org/ forums. |
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From OFF.
"A December 2008 Oregon Appeals Court decision has determined that your car is now, for all intents and purposes, a “public place.” (“Bryan Ward vs State of Oregon.”) Open carry in vehicles is now subject to local restrictions. While no case law exists, it is the opinion of Oregon’s Legislative Council that this restriction can be extended to recreational vehicles." |
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Just curious about the rules regarding this. Can I OC in my vehicle, or do I need to take special precations? Open cary is not illegal in Oregon with the exception of some cities - Beaverton, Portland, etc. Your car doesn't change that. Even with the "public place" ruling... still not illegal to open carry in public. It makes things complicated if you are driving in/through/around one of the cities that has a law against OC. |
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From OFF. "A December 2008 Oregon Appeals Court decision has determined that your car is now, for all intents and purposes, a “public place.” (“Bryan Ward vs State of Oregon.”) Open carry in vehicles is now subject to local restrictions. While no case law exists, it is the opinion of Oregon’s Legislative Council that this restriction can be extended to recreational vehicles." Kevin is a heck of a guy...but that statement is flat out wrong. What the court said was that a car driving on a public street was in a public place, and therefore a gun carried concealed in a backpack in that car was subject to standard rules and restrictions regarding firearms in Oregon. 
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