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Gun laws in Oregon regulate the manufacture, sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Oregon in the United States. In the November 8, 2022 general election, voters approved Oregon Ballot Measure 114 , with about 50.6% voting in favor and 49.4% opposed. [ 1 ]
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
Oregon has the twenty-first lowest rate of gun deaths in the United States, with 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people (670 deaths total). Pennsylvania ©Ultima_Gaina / iStock via Getty Images
Oregon Ballot Measure 114, the Reduction of Gun Violence Act, [1] is an Oregon state initiative that was narrowly approved by voters on November 8, 2022. [2] It changes gun laws in Oregon to require a permit to purchase or acquire a firearm, and to ban the sale, transfer, and importation of magazines that "are capable of holding" more than ten rounds of ammunition. [3]
In fact, the United States accounts for 4.4 percent of the world’s population but owns 42 percent of the guns in the world. Other countries, such as Italy, also have gun cultures , but mass ...
Supporters of the law say it would reduce mass shootings and other forms of gun violence as well as suicides, which the Oregon Health Authority said accounts for 82% of gun deaths in the state ...
Gun violence in the United States; Gun politics in the United States. Gun laws in the United States by state; Right to keep and bear arms in the United States; Suicide in the United States; Crime in the United States. List of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate; List of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate
Several states have new gun laws going into effect in 2025. Everytown for Gun Safety released a new ranking Wednesday of the laws in all 50 states. Which states have the strongest gun laws in 2025?