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Comments: This bill would eliminate the issuance of a concealed handgun license, in deference to <br />just the ability to purchase or possess a firearm. A concealed handgun license has many <br />more restrictions than the laws regarding possession. For example, a person who is <br />subject to an arrest warrant cannot have a concealed permit, a person who has not passed <br />a safety course cannot get a permit, a person who has been dishonorably discharged from <br />the military cannot obtain a permit. It is good public policy to have stricter guidelines to <br />carry a firearm concealed, as opposed to just possession. The concealed permit is also <br />issued by the county where the person resides, and can be revoked upon an arrest for an <br />offense or the misuse of the firearm, even though they can legally still possess the <br />firearm. <br /> <br /> <br />HB 2791 <br /> <br />Relating Clause: Relating to firearms. <br /> <br />Title: Removes Department of State Police as designated state point of contact for purposes of <br />National Instant Criminal Background Check System. <br /> <br />Sponsored by: By Representative THATCHER <br /> <br />URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb2700.dir/hb2791.intro.pdf <br /> <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Chuck Tilby EPD-ADM 01/24/2011 Pri 3 Oppose <br /> <br />Comments: This bill appears to automate the Instant check, referring the seller to the "system" as <br />opposed to OSP. The problem here is that the "system" cannot interpret state law, and <br />intricate conditions that a person may experience. As we know from other automated <br />systems, they are fraught with inaccuracies and we relegate serious decisions to a <br />machine. This bill, however, still allows OSP to collect the fees in order to run the <br />"system." This is a budget cutting bill because OSP is reducing their availability to law <br />enforcement for firearms background checks already. The only logical next step when we <br />would discover the "system" doesn't work is to relegate the background checks to local <br />police. This would have a significant impact on the workload of local police and <br />fragment a system that should be centralized. <br /> <br /> <br />HB 2793 <br /> <br />Relating Clause: Relating to firearms. <br /> <br />Title: Modifies definition of “public place” for purposes of certain city of county ordinances <br />related to possession of loaded firearms. <br /> <br />Sponsored by: By Representative THATCHER <br /> <br />URL: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb2700.dir/hb2793.intro.pdf <br /> <br /> <br />34 <br /> <br /> <br />