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Cougar, I Am Not A Lawyer, but I feel I have a pretty good understanding of Oregon law.
The facts are:
LOADED OC is illegal in Salem and Portland without anOregon CHL. If you're travelling down I-5, I believe those are the only cities you need be concerned with Tigard appears to be right next to I-5, but I can't easily find its city limits online Beaverton appears to be further west.
Supposedly a court just ruled that inside your car isn't private property when it's on public property, so supposedly even if you don't get out of your car, you could still be breaking the law if you're carrying loaded in your car.
If it were me, and I wanted to be a good law-abiding citizen, I would probably leave the magazine in my glove compartment through portland, and drop it back in after Salem.
My general opinion, however, is that it's only illegal if you get caught
. I firmly believe in the saying, "better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6" and balance my decisions on that.I balance my chances of getting caught to the chances of needing my firearm, andI also don't believe in incriminating myself by answering a LEO's questions
Once you hit California, you're on your own :uhoh:. I don't bother with learning their laws because I never intend on setting foot in that state again if at all possible.
...Orygunner...