SALEM, Ore. — House lawmakers have passed a bill allowing people with concealed handgun licenses from other states to use them in Oregon.
Under the bill approved Thursday, the same protections offered to Oregon concealed carry permit holders, such as the ability carry a firearm into certain public buildings, would be offered to out-of-state permit holders.
But the concealed handgun license requirements in those other states would have to meet the same criteria as Oregon’s. The State Department of Justice is tasked with making a list of states whose license requirements are as stringent as Oregon’s.
Supporters say those states would also have to recognize Oregon’s concealed handgun license, creating full reciprocity.
The bill passed 57-1. It now heads to the Senate.
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