According to Firearm Chronicles
With thousands of concealed carry licenses set to expire across the state of Oregon over the next couple of months, sheriffs are urging that officers use their discretion if they run across someone carrying on an expired license.
In a new letter to police agencies and district attorneys, the executive director of the Oregon State Sheriffs Association lays out the case for giving concealed carry holders a break. Jason Myers says if someone’s license expired between March and June of this year, it’s going to be difficult for them to get their license renewed, because many sheriff’s offices aren’t renewing or issuing new permits at the moment.
That could very well be thousands of Oregonians. In Multnomah County alone, 592 permits are set to expire this month, according to a spokesman for the sheriff’s office. “We’re in the midst of an unprecedented situation and we want to make sure we’re focusing our resources on the greatest public safety needs,” Myers said. That may mean showing leniency toward people who haven’t been able to renew their driver’s license, concealed handgun license, or other documents “by no fault of their own,” he said.
According to KOIN-TV, several agencies have already agreed to use discretion in situations where someone is carrying with an expired license, but in Multnomah County, Oregon’s most populated county, authorities say the law will continue to be enforced.