03/21/2025
VOTE:NO – PASSED
Signed into Law, Gov Kotek 7-24-25
Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB243?pubDate=2025-03-21-16-42
This bill makes criminals out of innocent people. PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS
A GUT & STUFF -Amended list of gunowner restrictions:
- Dealer purchase waiting period extended to 72 hours regardless of approval time,
- Restrictions on selling or transferring rapid fire activators.
- Prohibits anyone to possess, purchase, receive, transport, manufacture, sell, offer to sell, or transfer a rapid fire activator – Class B felony, possession is Class A misdemeanor, exemption if registered with federal law machine gun.
- Public area restrictions added grounds adjacent to restricted buildings such as hospitals, public building, schools, residence of any state official, and anywhere a sign is posted, except if there is an adopted policy for concealed carry and post on their website.
The Amendment reads like guilty without the right to prove our 2nd Amendment rights, and without any criminal act or intent other than the stripping of our 2nd Amendment rights. They want to disarm us while at the same time they want to let more criminals go free (HB 2640) and extend sanctuary to sex offenders (SB 820 & SB 821). This amendment combines into one bill: HB 3076, SB 696, SB 697, SB 698, SB 429, HB 3224 and HB 3075.
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE Amendment:
- Removes Dealer purchase waiting period of 72 hours.
- Removes “adjacent ground” except for court buildings. Allows local governments to pass ordinances restricting carry in public building and post a sign on the door,
Ways & Means proposed modifications.