As a Member of Opencarry.org I know for a fact that OR Open Carry must be unloaded unless you have a OR CWP, something I plan to apply for soon.
I assure you that is NOT true.Please site the Oregon law that states that.
If Opencarry.org is stating this on thier site, they are incorrect.
ETA:here is opencarry.org's link to OR carry laws.I dont see anything like what you are saying (they have a BUNCH of info thats easy to find missing though, wierd).
http://opencarry.org/or.html
There are 6 cities in OR where OC is illegal unless you have a permit, every other place in the state, OC is 100% legal with no permit. I think the problem is that you are misunderstanding what they are saying. In OR, we have state premption for firearms carry, but it only applies to people with an OR CHL, so some places made OC ilegal without a permit (concealed carry without a permit is illegal under state law already),however, the vast majority of OR cites, counties, etc have no such law, and no such state law banning OC exists, so OC with a loaded gun in all but those 6 cities, is 100% legal.
Even here in Eugene (second largest city in OR, pop. 150,000+, ULTA-liberal, home of OSU and a TON of new and old hippies
) there is no law against OC without a permit, and the city police and Co. Sheriff's office are completely aware of it, and will even tell you that over the phone (I know, they both admitted it to me without hesitation, and said they could care less if people do it, as it's 100% legal).
I OC in Eugene regularly, even right downtown next to the police and sheriff's office at the library, and no one has ever said a word, cops included, asked to see my license, or even given me a second look.I was directly ahead of 2 cops in line at the store last weekend and they didnt even stare, or say a word to me. One would think that if OC of a loaded gun without a permit were ilegal, they would have asked to see my permit, right? I'm sure it's not like they didnt notice the full size 1911 at my 3 o'clock in my big Uncle Mikes OWB retention strap holster.They'd have be be blind.