(1) Unless relief has been granted under ORS 166.273 or 166.274 or 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or the expunction laws of this state or an equivalent law of another jurisdiction, a person may not intentionally sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the recipient: (a) Is under 18 years of age; (b) Has been convicted of a felony; (c) Has any outstanding felony warrants for arrest; (d) Is free on any form of pretrial release for a felony; (e) Was committed to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 426.130; (f) After January 1, 1990, was found to be a person with mental illness and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness; (g) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving violence or found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a misdemeanor involving violence within the previous four years. As used in this paragraph, misdemeanor involving violence means a misdemeanor described in ORS 163.160, 163.187, 163.190, 163.195 or 166.155 (1)(b); (h) Is presently subject to an order under ORS 426.133 prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm; or (i) Has been found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a felony. (2) A person may not sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm that the person knows or reasonably should know is stolen. (3) Subsection (1)(a) of this section does not prohibit: (a) The parent or guardian, or another person with the consent of the parent or guardian, of a minor from transferring to the minor a firearm, other than a handgun; or (b) The temporary transfer of any firearm to a minor for hunting, target practice or any other lawful purpose. (4) Violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. [Amended by 1989 c.839 3; 1991 c.67 40; 1993 c.735 11; 2001 c.828 2; 2003 c.577 7; 2009 c.499 6; 2009 c.595 115; 2009 c.826 8,11; 2013 c.360 10,11; 2015 c.50 17,18; 2015 c.201 6]
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