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I think I was writing that from memory, and may have remembered incorrectly and/or confused it with "in a vehicle," as another poster mentioned. It's illegal to conceal a long gun on your person; but a concealed handgun license (in spite of what the name implies) does exempt you from this.
There is a prohibition on carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle that is emitting artificial light from the inside. I've talked with some people about this (including lawyerly types), and they believe it was intended to be a hunting regulation, and "artificial light" is supposed to mean, for example, a spotlight, but agree it could be construed to something like a dome light. A CHL exempts you from this regulation as well (and again, in spite of what the name implies, exempts you for the purpose of long guns as well).
So ironically, if you get pulled over and have a loaded firearm openly carried, at night, you're prohibited by law from turning on the dome light for officer friendly. Go figure. I suppose we should expect nothing less from the Oregon legislature.
(On the flip side, if you are caught in this situation, it's a Class B moving violation, which is equivalent to exceeding the speed limit by 11-20mph. Eat the ticket and avoid getting shot.)
166.663 Casting artificial light from vehicle while possessing certain weapons prohibited. (1) No person shall cast from a motor vehicle an artificial light while there is in the possession or in the immediate physical presence of the person a bow and arrow or a rifle, gun, revolver or other firearm. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a person casting an artificial light:
(a) From the headlights of a motor vehicle that is being operated on a road in the usual manner.
(b) When the bow and arrow, rifle, gun, revolver or other firearm that the person has in the possession or immediate physical presence of the person is disassembled or stored, or in the trunk or storage compartment of the motor vehicle.
(c) When the ammunition or arrows are stored separate from the weapon.
(d) On land owned or lawfully occupied by that person.
(e) On publicly owned land when that person has an agreement with the public body to use that property.
(f) When the person is a peace officer or government employee engaged in the performance of official duties.
(g) When the person has been issued a license under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed weapon.
(3) Violation of subsection (1) of this section is punishable as a Class B violation. [1989 c.848 §2; 1999 c.1051 §159; 2005 c.22 §116]
Oh yeah. I myself am not a lawyer, none of this is legal advice, blah blah blah blah blah... (little nervous now that I've been quoted on something it appears I was wrong about
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