{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-166.272","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 166.272","heading":"Unlawful possession of machine guns, certain short-barreled firearms and firearms silencers.","body":"(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a machine gun, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun or firearms silencer if the person knowingly possesses any machine gun, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun or firearms silencer.\n      (2) Unlawful possession of a machine gun, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun or firearms silencer is a Class B felony.\n      (3) A peace officer may not arrest or charge a person for violating subsection (1) of this section if the person has in the person’s immediate possession documentation showing that the machine gun, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun or firearms silencer is registered as required under federal law.\n      (4) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating subsection (1) of this section that the machine gun, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun or firearms silencer was registered as required under federal law.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","16. Crimes and Punishments","Chapter 166 — Offenses Against Public Order; Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"ec545012aaee6d2c23b129edbb65a7881abf8ac3259498a93d60618604319e09","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-166.270","next":"us-or/ors-166.273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}