(2) Ordinances adopted under subsection (1) of this section may not apply to or affect:
(a) A person discharging a firearm in the lawful defense of person or property.
(b) A person discharging a firearm in the course of lawful hunting.
(c) A landowner and guests of the landowner discharging a firearm, when the discharge will not endanger adjacent persons or property.
(d) A person discharging a firearm on a public or private shooting range, shooting gallery or other area designed and built for the purpose of target shooting.
(e) A person discharging a firearm in the course of target shooting on public land that is not inside an urban growth boundary or the boundary of a city, if the discharge will not endanger persons or property.
(f) An employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, acting within the scope of employment, discharging a firearm in the course of the lawful taking of wildlife. [1995 s.s. c.1 §2; 2009 c.556 §1]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
Chapter 166 - Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering
Section 166.023 - Disorderly conduct in the first degree.
Section 166.025 - Disorderly conduct in the second degree.
Section 166.070 - Aggravated harassment.
Section 166.075 - Abuse of venerated objects.
Section 166.076 - Abuse of a memorial to the dead.
Section 166.085 - Abuse of corpse in the second degree.
Section 166.087 - Abuse of corpse in the first degree.
Section 166.090 - Telephonic harassment.
Section 166.095 - Misconduct with emergency telephone calls.
Section 166.116 - Interfering with public transportation.
Section 166.155 - Bias crime in the second degree.
Section 166.165 - Bias crime in the first degree.
Section 166.167 - Community service as sentence for bias crime.
Section 166.170 - State preemption.
Section 166.171 - Authority of county to regulate discharge of firearms.
Section 166.172 - Authority of city to regulate discharge of firearms.
Section 166.175 - Authority of city to regulate purchase of used firearms.
Section 166.176 - Exception to preemption for certain county ordinances.
Section 166.210 - Definitions.
Section 166.220 - Unlawful use of weapon.
Section 166.240 - Carrying of concealed weapons.
Section 166.250 - Unlawful possession of firearms.
Section 166.255 - Possession of firearm or ammunition by certain persons prohibited.
Section 166.256 - Relinquishment of firearm upon person becoming subject to certain court orders.
Section 166.257 - Return of relinquished firearm.
Section 166.259 - Relinquishment of firearm upon conviction of certain offenses.
Section 166.260 - Persons not affected by ORS 166.250.
Section 166.263 - Authority of parole and probation officer to carry firearm.
Section 166.270 - Possession of weapons by certain felons.
Section 166.273 - Relief from firearm prohibitions related to mental health.
Section 166.274 - Relief from prohibition against possessing or receiving firearm; fees.
Section 166.279 - Forfeiture of deadly weapons.
Section 166.282 - Sale of weapons by political subdivision; disposition of proceeds.
Section 166.291 - Issuance of concealed handgun license; application; fees; liability.
Section 166.292 - Procedure for issuing; form of license; duration.
Section 166.293 - Denial or revocation of license; review.
Section 166.295 - Renewal of license.
Section 166.297 - Annual report regarding revocation of licenses.
Section 166.300 - Killing or injuring another with firearm as cause for loss of right to bear arms.
Section 166.320 - Setting springgun or setgun.
Section 166.350 - Unlawful possession of armor piercing ammunition.
Section 166.360 - Definitions for ORS 166.360 to 166.380.
Section 166.373 - Possession of weapon in court facility by peace officer or federal officer.
Section 166.377 - Possession of firearms in certain public buildings by concealed handgun licensees.
Section 166.382 - Possession of destructive device prohibited; exceptions.
Section 166.384 - Unlawful manufacture of destructive device.
Section 166.385 - Possession of hoax destructive device.
Section 166.392 - Definitions.
Section 166.395 - Securing firearms; penalties; civil liability.
Section 166.397 - Reporting loss or theft of firearm; penalties; civil liability.
Section 166.400 - Requirement that firearm be locked during transfer; penalties; civil liability.
Section 166.403 - Duty to supervise upon transfer of firearm to minor; civil liability.
Section 166.414 - Fees for conducting criminal history record checks.
Section 166.416 - Providing false information in connection with a transfer of a firearm.
Section 166.418 - Improperly transferring a firearm.
Section 166.421 - Stolen firearms; determination; telephone requests.
Section 166.422 - Enforcement of ORS 166.412.
Section 166.425 - Unlawfully purchasing a firearm.
Section 166.427 - Register of transfers of used firearms.
Section 166.432 - Definitions for ORS 166.412 and 166.433 to 166.441.
Section 166.433 - Findings regarding transfers of firearms.
Section 166.434 - Requirements for criminal background checks; fees.
Section 166.435 - Firearm transfers by unlicensed persons; requirements; exceptions; penalties.
Section 166.438 - Transfer of firearms at gun shows; penalties.
Section 166.441 - Form for transfer of firearm at gun show.
Section 166.445 - Short title.
Section 166.460 - Antique firearms excepted.
Section 166.470 - Limitations and conditions for sales of firearms.
Section 166.490 - Purchase of firearms in certain other states.
Section 166.525 - Definitions.
Section 166.527 - Petition for ex parte order; issuance and service of order; request for hearing.
Section 166.530 - Hearing on order; continuation or termination of order.
Section 166.533 - Hearing to terminate order.
Section 166.535 - Renewal of order.
Section 166.537 - Surrender of deadly weapons pursuant to order.
Section 166.540 - Return of surrendered deadly weapons.
Section 166.543 - Criminal penalties.
Section 166.635 - Discharging weapon or throwing objects at trains.
Section 166.638 - Discharging weapon across airport operational surfaces.
Section 166.641 - Definitions for ORS 166.641 to 166.643.
Section 166.642 - Felon in possession of body armor.
Section 166.643 - Unlawful possession of body armor.
Section 166.645 - Hunting in cemeteries prohibited.
Section 166.649 - Throwing an object off an overpass in the second degree.
Section 166.651 - Throwing an object off an overpass in the first degree.
Section 166.660 - Unlawful paramilitary activity.
Section 166.663 - Casting artificial light from vehicle while possessing certain weapons prohibited.
Section 166.715 - Definitions for ORS 166.715 to 166.735.
Section 166.720 - Racketeering activity unlawful; penalties.
Section 166.725 - Remedies for violation of ORS 166.720; time limitation.
Section 166.730 - Authority of investigative agency; compelling compliance with subpoena.