Basic information on the Oregon CHL provided by the state government.

A very useful interactive map to show at a glance where your CHL (and other out of state licences) are valid. Once you have looked at the map, take the time to look around the rest of this informative site.

Useful information on each Oregon county Sheriff's department, including links to each department's website, address, phone number etc.

A website with information on handgun laws in all the states of the US, and information on reciprocity agreements for concealed weapons licenses between states. Note that this information is for information only. Before relying on it, check with the states themselves.

The Oregon Revised Statutes. The ones you are probably are most interested in are in chapter 4, ORS-161 and ORS-166.

This is a lecture given by Mr. James Duane, a professor at Regent Law School and a former defense attorney, telling you why you should never agree to be interviewed by the police. The second part is where he hands over to an experienced police officer who tells the same story from his point of view. In total this is close to an hour of viewing, so make sure you have the time set asside before starting. It is well worth watching.

Washington state issues concealed handgun licenses to non residents. There is no requirement to have any form of training. Given how easy it is to get this license, and the shared border with northern Oregon it is strongly recommended to get one of these.

Although Utah concealed licenses are currently claimed to be the best out of state license for Oregon residents wanting a license with reciprocity in as many states as possible, actually getting that license can be something of a challenge given the requirement to be trained by a Utah approved trainer. A very viable alternative is a Florida concealed handgun license. This has the double advantage that your training gertification for Oregon is sufficient if it includes a practical component where you demonstrate safe handling and discharge of your gun. The whole proces can be carried out by mail.

Since Arizona revised their concealed carry laws to make the state a constitutional carry state, that is, anyone legally able to posess a firearm can carry concealed without any permit, the concealed weapon permit laws also changed, making it easier to obtain. Reciprocity for this CWP is very good, in some aspects, better than Utah. Especially since Nevada is covered by the AZ CWP, but not by the UT permit.

A video demonstration of field stripping, cleaning and re-assembling a Glock pistol. This video will keep your attention much better than any video of me trying to demonstrate the same thing. The basic principles are the same for almost any modern semi-automatic pistol. The major differences are in how the slide is released/removed. This now has a content warning message. Its rather a pity they had to use a the model that they did to do the work, because the actual cleaning video is very good. Much better videoed than many of the other available cleaning videos.

Another good video of very complete cleaning of a semi-auto pistol.