Oregon Gun Owners

Both IP 43 and IP 44 are off the ballot for 2018. The withdrawal of Oregon gun control ballot measures in 2018 is great news. However, the sponsors of both initiatives announced that they plan to lobby their proposals as bills in the 2019 legislative session and, if necessary, refile in 2020 as ballot measures. The Oregon Supreme Court said the ballot title for IP 43 was misleading and could confuse voters. IP 43 would have...

The November 6 Oregon General Election is your chance to vote for candidates who will help protect our Second Amendment rights. Please consider our candidate endorsements when you make your decisions on your ballot. If you are not currently registered to vote, please visit the Oregon Secretary of State’s website to do so online. Senate Candidates Alexander Flores (Hillsboro) Senator Dallas Heard (Roseburg) Senator Kim Thatcher (Keizer) Senator Chuck Thomsen (Hood River) Greg Warnock (Salem) House Candidates Representative Jeff Barker (Aloha) Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Clackamas) ...

Oregon Concealed Carry Are you 21 years or older? Are you wondering how you can get a concealed handgun license (CHL) for self-defense in Oregon? Oregon Gun Owners has you covered! CHLs are handled by your county sheriff. Sheriff’s offices will have the forms available in their office or online for you to print and fill out. Non-residents of Oregon, please click here. If it is your first time applying for a CHL, you must have: Your application...

A new pro-gun initiative, IP 8, has been filed for 2020. IP 8 would amend the Oregon Constitution to protect Oregonians’ right to own guns for self-defense and store guns in their homes in an operable state for self-defense.

A new petition was filed for 2020, Initiative Petition 6, the “School Gun Safety Act” would require Oregon public schools to provide a firearms safety class taught by an instructor certified by law enforcement or a national or state firearms instruction organization. The initiative expressly does not allow for the encouraging or discouraging of firearms possession or purchase and would not allow any live ammunition into a classroom. (ISSUU embedded PDF)