Astoria, OR – According to the state officials, Measure 114 was passed by Oregon voters in November of 2022.
Measure 114 establishes reasonable public safety regulations that do not unduly burden the right of self-defense.
It includes three common sense gun safety laws. First, it requires a permit to acquire guns.
Permits are available to those who pass a criminal background check, complete a gun safety course, and who are not a danger to themselves or others.
It closes the “Charleston Loophole” that currently allows firearm transfers to proceed if a background check takes more than three days.
It restricts magazines that can carry more than ten rounds of ammunition.
Shortly after the measure passed, and before it could take effect, the Harney County judge issued a temporary order saying the law could not be enforced.
This January, the same court issued its final decision saying that Measure 114 violates the Oregon Constitution. The state promptly appealed to the Oregon Court of Appeals. That appeal is pending, but the appeals court processes could reasonably take up to a few more years.
Separately, U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon Karin Immergut upheld the measure, finding that Measure 114 does not violate the Second Amendment of the US Constitution.
