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 |
Monday, July 1, 1996
Patrick Tansy walked into the kitchen of his Klamath County, Oregon, home to investigate some noises when somebody ...
Thursday, February 1, 1996
Portland, Oregon, resident Ernie Robinson was leaving for work when a neighbor ran from her home screaming that ...
Wednesday, November 1, 1995
Upon encountering the intruder in his Hillsboro, Oregon, home, 61-year-old retiree Donald Scarratt ordered the criminal to drop ...
Sunday, January 1, 1995
When Springfield, Oregon, resident John Shannon heard noises at four in the morning, he figured it was the ...
Tuesday, November 1, 1994
Sometimes being a good samaritan can be dangerous. Portland, Oregon, resident Michael Savage was driving near Yukwah Campground, ...
Monday, August 1, 1994
After her husband died in 1991, Ontario, Oregon, resident Patricia Ireland decided to learn to defend herself by ...
Friday, April 1, 1994
A career criminal didn't let the fact that he was in a cast, the result of a hip ...
Friday, April 1, 1994
An Albany, Oregon, woman bought a shotgun after her estranged husband threatened to kill her. It saved her ...
Tuesday, June 1, 1993
Awakened when a burglar broke through the back door of his home in LaPine, Oreg., James Edgil, 71, ...
Thursday, April 1, 1993
Anne Marie Sullivan was showering in her Portland, Oreg., home one morning when she heard the front door ...