Senate Bill 817, which is mainly a firearms storage bill, is being sponsored by Senator Burdick and Representative Williamson.
SB 817 would:
Make it a Class A misdemeanor for “unlawful storage of a firearm” if:
- the person leaves a firearm in a location that a person should reasonably know that a minor under 17 years of age is likely to gain access
- A minor gains access to the firearm AND the minor
- Possesses it in a public place; or
- Exhibits in a careless, angry, or threatening manner; or
- Injures or kills a person by means of the firearm
- Previous section does not apply if:
- Minor obtains firearm
- in self-defense
- through illegal act of another person
- The firearm is equipped with a trigger lock, storage device, or in a securely locked container or in a location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure
- The person is military or police
- Minor obtains firearm
- Violation prohibits gun purchases for 5 years after conviction
- Gun dealer shall post in a prominent location “The purchaser of a firearm has no obligation to store firearms in a safe manner and to prevent unsupervised access to a firearm by a minor. If minor obtains access to a firearm and the owner failed to store the firearm in a safe manner, the owner may be guilty of a crime.”
Your Oregon Gun Owners team will continue to track and fight anti-gun legislation to ensure that our Second Amendment Rights are protected. Read the full text of Senate Bill 817 here.