OREGON GUN LAWS

In recent years, Oregon has acted to strengthen its gun safety laws by enacting an extreme risk protection law, strengthening protections for victims of domestic violence, investing in community violence intervention programs, and requiring safe storage of firearms around children. In November 2022, Oregon voters also enacted a gun safety ballot initiative to strengthen background check and licensing processes, restrict large-capacity magazines, and promote law enforcement efforts to investigate and recover firearms from people who become disqualified from owning them. Work needs to be done to implement these laws.

In 2024, Oregon had the 26th lowest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 644 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every 14 hours. Seventy-six percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 21% are gun homicides. In Oregon, the rate of gun deaths increased 25% from 2015 to 2024, compared to a 15% increase nationwide.