Oregon Gun Laws
Gun Laws Overview
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS | HANDGUNS | |
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Permit to Purchase | No | No |
Registration of Firearms | No | No |
Licensing of Owners | No | No |
Permit to Carry | No | Yes |
The list and map below are included as a tool to assist you in validating your information. We have made every effort to report the information correctly, however reciprocity and recognition agreements are subject to frequent change. The information is not intended as legal advice or a restatement of law and does not include: restrictions that may be placed on non-resident permits, individuals under the age of 21, qualifying permit classes, and/or any other factor which may limit reciprocity and/or recognition. For any particular situation, a licensed local attorney must be consulted for an accurate interpretation. YOU MUST ABIDE WITH ALL LAWS: STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL. |
STATE STATUS | |
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Castle Doctrine | No Law |
No-Net Loss | No Legislation |
Right to Carry Confidentiality | Provisions Enacted |
Right to Carry in Restaurants | Legal |
Right To Carry Laws | Shall Issue |
Right To Carry Reciprocity and Recognition | None |
Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions | With Provisions |
Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms
Purchase
A resident of this state may purchase or otherwise obtain a rifle or shotgun in a contiguous state (California, Idaho, Nevada or Washington) and receive in this state or transport into this state such rifle or shotgun, unless the purchase or transfer violates the law of this state, the state in which the purchase or transfer is made or the United States. MORE |
Possession
There are no permits for possessing shotguns, rifles, or handguns. It is unlawful for a felon to possess any firearm except:
*It is strongly encouraged that you consult with a licensed attorney prior to possession if you believe that you qualify for this exception. |
Carry
It is unlawful to carry concealed upon the person or concealed about one's person in a vehicle any firearm unless one has a license to carry a concealed weapon. MORE |
Preemption
OR. REV. STAT. ANN. §166.170 (2011) |
Antiques and Replicas
Antique firearm includes any firearm manufactured in or before 1898, any replica of such firearm not designed or redesigned for fixed ammunition, or a replica that uses fixed ammunition that is no longer manufactured in the U.S. and not readily available in ordinary channels of commercial trade. MORE |
Machine Guns
It is lawful to possess a machine gun provided it is registered in conformity with federal law and 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 under federal law. |
Range Protection
OR. REV. STAT. ANN. §467. 131 (2012) |
Miscellaneous
It is unlawful to set any loaded spring gun, except for the purpose of destroying gophers, moles and other burrowing rodents. MORE |
Friday, January 18, 2019
NRA is often vilified by the gun-ban community and its supporters in the mainstream, legacy media as an ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Legislation submitted in the Democrat-controlled Oregon legislature would fundamentally change the state’s firearm laws, recasting them as the ...
Friday, January 11, 2019
The 2019 Oregon Legislative Session will convene on Monday, January 14th, and anti-gun legislators have already pre-filed numerous ...
Thursday, November 8, 2018
The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday that the ordinances say that residents of those counties now have the right to ...
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Voters in 10 Oregon counties will decide on Second Amendment Preservation Ordinances this Election Day.
Friday, August 31, 2018
In what might come as a shock to the legacy press, it turns out there are plenty of young people who ...
Friday, August 24, 2018
Oregon retailers cannot discriminate against gun buyers based on their age, according to a ruling this week by ...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Petitioners collected enough signatures to place a pro-Second Amendment measure on the November ballot in Klamath County.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
On June 28th, proponents of Initiative Petition 43 announced an end to their campaign to place the initiative on the November ...
Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Oregon Supreme Court has temporarily blocked an initiative that would ban the sale of some semi-automatic guns ...