Q have been asked to weight in on what all an Oregon CHL protects or does not protect from. A questions we get is:
"How many guns can we have on me?"
"Can I carry my switchblade with a CHL"
The answers may surprise you. As always, we back up our answers with the statute.
To start out we have to define what is and is not a crime, then what the Oregon CHL exempts you from. We broke the most common questions down into categories.
ON YOUR PERSON
Q: Is it a crime to carry a pistol on your person concealed?
A: Yes: ORS 166.250 (1)(a)
Q: Does an Oregon CHL exempt or protect you from prosecution for carrying a pistol concealed upon your person?
A: Yes: ORS 166.260 (1)(i)
Q: Is it a crime to carry a rifle or long-gun on your person concealed?
A: Yes: ORS 166.250 (1)(a)
Q: Does an Oregon CHL exempt or protect you from prosecution for carrying a rifle or long-gun concealed upon your person?
A: Yes: ORS 166.260 (1)(i)
IN YOUR VEHICLE
Q: Is it a crime to carry a pistol on concealed and readily accessible within a vehicle?
A: Yes: ORS 166.250 (1)(b)
Q: Does a CHL exempt or protect you carrying a pistol concealed and readily accessible within a vehicle?
A: Yes: ORS 166.260 (1)(i)
Q: Is it a crime to carry a rifle or long-gun concealed and readily accessible within a vehicle?
A: No: ORS 166.250 (1)(b) just covers pistols, not rifles or long-guns.
Q: Does an Oregon CHL exempt or protect you carrying a rifle or long-gun concealed and readily accessible within a vehicle?
A: It doesn’t matter because it’s not an unlawful activity to begin with. ORS 166.250 (1)(b) only applies to pistols.
OTHER WEAPONS
Q: Is it a crime to carry concealed upon your person a, “any knife having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force, any dirk, dagger, ice pick, slungshot, metal knuckles, or any similar instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person”
A: Yes. ORS 166.240
Q: Does an Oregon CHL exempt or protect you carrying any of the above weapons concealed upon your person?
A: No these are not lawful even with with an Oregon CHL.
The most distinguished firearm attorney is here to correctly answer your questions, and as always, fight for your rights to keep and bear arms!
*Nothing herein constitutes legal advice. You should obtain independent legal counsel regarding your specific factual situation.
