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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">I believe that was me. Sorry for the delay. Here’s the FAQ I sent our staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">May patrons bring handguns into the building?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Yes, under current County and State regulations. Individuals with concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) are allowed to take their firearms nearly anywhere, with some exceptions
(e.g. courts). ORS 166.173 authorizes cities and counties to forbid those without CHLs (or other valid exceptions, such as being law enforcement agents) from carrying firearms into public buildings, but Crook County has not done that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Do patrons with handguns have to conceal them?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">No. While the license is for a “concealed” handgun, state law does not require the person to actually hide their weapon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">May I ask if someone has a CHL?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Please do not ask whether a patron has a CHL. State law is unclear as to whether anyone other than a law enforcement officer has the right to ask someone if they possess
a CHL.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">What about other weapons?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">ORS 163.370 forbids people from carrying loaded or unloaded firearms or other “instruments used as dangerous weapons” into public buildings. What constitutes an “instrument
used as a dangerous weapon” isn’t necessarily clear, but think things like switchblades, long hunting knives, clubs, explosives, etc. Holders of CHLs are exempt from this provision in regards to handguns, as are various other logical individuals (e.g. law
enforcement). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">What about rifles?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Oregon’s CHL laws address handguns, not other types of firearms. Non-handgun firearms may be treated in the same regard as other weapons, discussed above. Oregon law defines
a handgun as “any pistol or revolver using a fixed cartridge containing a propellant charge, primer and projectile, and designed to be aimed or fired otherwise than from the shoulder.” (ORS 166.210)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">What if the person has firearms or other weapons in their vehicle or on the grounds?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">People are allowed to possess firearms and other weapons in their vehicles and on the grounds; the statutes only apply to actually bringing weapons into the building itself.
Plus, half our patrons wouldn’t come to the library during hunting season in rifles weren’t allowed on the grounds. That being said,
<i>if a person has a weapon, handgun or not, on library grounds and is behaving erratically or threateningly, call 911 immediately and do not approach them.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">So what should I do if a patron comes into the building with a weapon?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i>If the person is behaving erratically or threateningly:
</i>Call 911 whether they have a handgun or not and do not approach; safety <i>always</i> come first.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i>If they have a rifle</i>: Call 911 and do not approach. The only exceptions to this are law enforcement and the historic riflemakers who occasionally use the meeting rooms.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i>If they have a handgun and are behaving reasonably:</i> Assume that they have a CHL and do not approach them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i>If they have a knife and are behaving reasonably:</i> You may gently approach the person and inform them that weapons are not allowed in the library facility. Feel free to ask the Person in Charge to do this if you’re uncomfortable.
The vast majority of weapons we’ve seen in the library are hunting knives, so please remember that usually the individual has made a simple mistake and simply forgot they had a knife hanging from their belt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i>If they have any other type of weapon:</i> Use your judgment, but if scared or in doubt, call 911.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Buzzy Nielsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">******************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Crook County Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">175 NW Meadow Lakes Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Prineville, OR 97754<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">bnielsen@crooklib.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">(o) 541-447-7978 x301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">(m) 971-270-0527
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sami Pierson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 08, 2017 4:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] weapons info<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">During the weapons discussion at the last PLD meeting someone mentioned sending out the wording on the can and cannots for weapons in the library. Just having to tell a guy to put away his giant
kitchen reminded me. Oh and the trespassing tiers some of you have. Thanks. </span>
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<pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Sami<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>Samantha K. Pierson<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Library Director<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Coos Bay Public Library<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>525 Anderson<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Coos Bay, OR 97420<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>541-269-1101 x229<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><a href="http://coosbaylibrary.org">http://coosbaylibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
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