You are saying that if you have a carry license you have to have it on your person even if you are NOT carrying a firearm? I'd appreciate it if you would post a link to the law or regulation where that's stated, because that's something I've never heard of.AzShooter said:If you have a CCW you must carry it with you always. Not a gun, just your license. We have open carry and it's no big thing to see someone walk into a restaurant with their gun on their hip. I feel comfortable with it.
There's another good reason to have a license: the national GFSZ (Gun Free School Zone) law. Too many people forget that under federal law it's illegal to carry a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school property. Not just the school building(s) per se, but within 1,000 feet of any part of the property the school sits on. The exception to that law is if you hold a carry license/permit issued by the state in which the school is located. That language is very clear, so "constitutional carry" is no protection if you get busted under the federal GFSZ law.The only reason I renew my permit is so I don't have to wait for the background check to be called in. At the height of the Covid-19 run on guns the checks were taking a couple of days. I just walked in, found the guns I wanted and was out in 5 minutes.
I haven't heard anything about it.
....(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
(a) A police officer or reserve officer, as those terms are defined in ORS 181A.355.
(b) A parole and probation officer, as defined in ORS 181A.355, while the parole and probation officer is acting within the scope of employment.
(c) A federal officer, as defined in ORS 133.005, or a certified reserve officer or corrections officer, as those terms are defined in ORS 181A.355, while the federal officer, certified reserve officer or corrections officer is acting within the scope of employment.
(d) A person summoned by an officer described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subsection to assist in making an arrest or preserving the peace, while the summoned person is engaged in assisting the officer.
(e) An honorably retired law enforcement officer.
(f) An active or reserve member of the military forces of this state or the United States, when engaged in the performance of duty.
(g) A person who is licensed under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun.....
Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 166.370 (West)