With less than a week before Oregon enacts the most restrictive gun measure in the nation, a second legal challenge has been filed in federal court. Meanwhile, firearm sales continue to set records in the state.
Passed with just 50.7 percent of the vote, Ballot Measure 114 requires Oregonians to undergo a background check and take a class, which does not yet exist, to obtain a firearm permit. It also bans magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
The measure is set to take effect on Dec. 8, essentially halting legal gun sales in the state.
Guns are displayed in a store during the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival in Greeley, Pa. on Oct. 9, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The first legal challenge to the measure was filed in federal court on Nov. 20 by the Oregon Firearms Federation, the Sherman County Sheriff’s Office, and Adam Johnson the owner of Coat of Arms Custom Firearms in Keizer….