The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office has now provided Constitutional Carry for Oregon (CCFO) with the official signature sheet templates for Initiative Petition 2024-021.

IP-21 amends the Oregon Constitution with the addition of one simple sentence: “… includes the right to carry, without a permit, a concealed firearm.”

The official ballot title reads: “Amends Constitution: Creates right to carry a concealed firearm without a permit; voids existing concealed carry restrictions.”

IP-21 in no way places firearms into the hands of felons or those otherwise unable to legally possess a firearm. Such individuals do not typically apply for concealed carry permits to begin with.

At present, 27 U.S. states are already constitutional carry states.

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CCFO states that numerous studies have shown that within five years of becoming a constitutional carry state, violent crimes in those states drop and the number of victims in mass shootings decreases.

The process of gathering the 160,551 signatures for the initiative to appear on the November 2024 general election ballot will begin on June 23rd, 2023.

CCFO has until July 5, 2024, to submit the required signatures.

CCFO is a grassroots volunteer effort. The three chief petitioners are: Joel Pawloski, a retired Army Lt. Colonel in Marion County; Kerry McQuisten, the former mayor of Baker City in Baker County; and Jean Sampson, former city council member of Clatskanie in Columbia County.

Those interested can find more information on the CCFO website.


--Ben Fisher

Post Date: 2023-06-22 17:46:14

Last Update: 2023-06-22 17:59:51