![]() The spouses or domestic partners of the relatives listed above (e.g.Between immediate relatives including siblings, parents, children, step children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, first cousins of the transferor or.Between spouses or domestic partners or.OFSA exempts specific transfers or sales including transfers or sales: Temporary transfers that occur exclusively while in the presence of the owner.īack to top of page Are family members exempt from background checks?.Temporary transfers for self-defense, hunting, and target-shooting and. ![]() Transfers between immediate family members,. ![]() Some transfers do not require background check, such as: Allows court to prohibit person participating in outpatient treatment from possession of firearm during period of treatment upon certain findings.īack to top of page Do all gun transfers require background checks? Allows Department of State Police to notify local law enforcement when background check demonstrates transferee is prohibited from possession of firearm. Provides that if transferor and transferee live over 40 miles from each other, transferor may ship or deliver firearm to gun dealer located near transferee. States that violation of background check law constitutes Class A misdemeanor for first offense and Class B felony for second and subsequent offenses. Enumerates exceptions for family members, law enforcement, inherited firearms and certain temporary transfers. Requires all private transferors of firearms to appear at gun dealer in person with both transferee and firearm and request criminal background check before transfer. OFSA also requires the Oregon State Police to notify local law enforcement when a person prohibited from buying a gun tries to do so and fails the background check.Īdditionally, OFSA helps to reduce gun violence by authorizing judges to rule if people ordered to undergo outpatient treatment for mental health illnesses should be prohibited from purchasing or possessing guns during treatment.įelons, domestic abusers, and the dangerously mentally ill can avoid the background check system by going to private sellers, no questions asked. OFSA closed a gaping hole in Oregon’s background check system. Previously, felons, domestic violence abusers and others who are prohibited from buying guns could buy guns through a private sale with no questions asked. An estimated 40,000 to 75,000 guns were sold annually in Oregon without a background check through private sellers. Until OFSA took effect, background checks for gun sales were only required from a federally licensed firearms dealer or at a gun show. OFSA, an extended background checks law, which is supported by 87% of Oregonians, requires background checks for private gun sales. OFSA closes the private sale loophole and helps stop criminals from buying guns.
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