1. A police officer or other duly appointed peace officers, whether
active or honorably retired.
2. A member of the military in the performance of official duty.
3. A person licensed to carry a concealed handgun.
4. A person authorized to possess a loaded firearm while in or on a
public building under ORS 166.370.
5. A government employee authorized or required by his or her
employment or office to carry firearms.
6. A person summoned by a police officer to assist in making arrests
or preserving the peace, while such person is actually engaged in assisting
the officer.
7. A merchant who possesses or is engaged in lawfully transporting
unloaded firearms as merchandise.
8. Organizations which are by law authorized to purchase or receive
weapons from the United States or from this state.
9. Duly authorized military or civil organizations while parading,
or their members when going to and from the places of meeting of their
organization.
10. A corrections officer while transporting or accompanying an
individual convicted of or arrested for an offense and confined in a place of
incarceration or detention while outside the confines of the place of
incarceration or detention.
11. Persons travelling to and from an established target range,
whether public or private, for the purpose of practicing shooting targets at
the target ranges.
12. Licensed hunters or fishermen while engaged in hunting or
fishing, or while going to or returning from a hunting or fishing
expedition.
13. A person authorized by permit of the Chief of Police to possess a
loaded firearm, clip, or magazine in a public place in the City of
Portland.
14. A security guard employed at a financial institution insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation while the security guard is on
duty.
D. It is unlawful for any person who possesses a firearm, clip or
magazine in or upon a public place, or while in a vehicle in a public place, to
refuse to permit a police officer to inspect that firearm after the police
officer has identified him or herself as a police officer. This Section does not
apply to law enforcement officers or members of the military in the performance
of official duties, nor persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun or persons
authorized to possess a loaded firearm, clip or magazine while in or on a public
building or court facility.
