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Gun Control Bill Gets the Nod from Oregon’s House Judiciary Committee Despite Republican Opposition Politics & Elections Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Apr 10, 2025 Last updated Apr 10, 2025 FILE - Supreme Court Building. Sisters, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Despite opposition from Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, a majority Democrat vote sent the stalled gun control bill – Measure 114 – to the floor on Tuesday. Measure 114 Has Been Consistently Challenged The gun control bill was given the nod by Oregonian voters in November 2022 but has been consistently challenged since then. The biggest changes that Measure 114 will introduce in a move to tighten control of gun ownership and use include: closing the ‘Charleston Loophole’ which requires the successful completion of a criminal background check before the purchase or transfer of a gun; the acquisition of a permit to buy a gun; and the end of sales or purchase of magazines holding more than 10 rounds. Regulations Become Effective on 1 July 2026 Measure 114 will become legal on 1 July 2026 if it passes muster, and state police will be responsible for conducting criminal checks before firearms can be transferred, and for granting permits. Permits will be issued via local police or county sheriff’s offices and will increase in price from $65 to $150, with a renewal fee of $110. Permits will be granted within 30 days. Members of the military and law enforcement officers will be exempt from the banning of magazines with 10 or more rounds. This ruling will become legal on the day the bill is signed into law. Measure 114 provides a window of 180 days for manufacturers and dealers to dispose of magazines that can hold 10 or more rounds. Large-capacity magazines owned privately must have been inherited or owned before 8 December 2022, the original date the Measure 114 would have taken effect. New Challenges Must Be Filed at the Marion County Circuit Court Any further challenges to the new regulations must be filed in Marion County Circuit Court, Salem. Challenges regarding the denial of gun permits are excluded. State police are planning to create a new unit to process background checks and to set up a database for permit applications. The police will need $14.6 million over the next two years to fill 32 new positions, with a further $11.6 million to maintain 28 of the positions in the 2027-29 biennium. The police also want to increase the number of employees to process criminal background investigations and oversee fingerprint checks. They estimate 300,000 permit applications in the first two years, resulting in revenue of $10.8 million. Measure 114 Share Twitter Facebook ReddIt WhatsApp Pinterest Email