Kind of hard to understand how a state can recognize the right for personal safety, but then deny it to visitors to the same state.
Any reason offered for such policy?
There does not have to be a reason, it's just the law.
Other than the out of state thing Oregon has better carry laws than Washington. In Oregon you can carry in schools and you don't have to study up on how much alcohol a restaurant serves before you decide if you should leave your gun in the car.
