Oregon
firearm sales restrictions
handgun and long gun Restrictive
OR1059 — ban on high capacity magazines - federal
Citation:
Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110103
SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. << 18 USCA § 922 >> (a) PROHIBITION.-Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
Effective:
1994-09-13 Superseded:
2004-09-13
Oregon
firearms in college/university
handgun Permissive
OR1049 — public and private : CCW allowed
Citation:
O.R.S. § 166.370
(1) Any person who intentionally possesses a loaded or unloaded firearm or any other instrument used as a dangerous weapon, while in or on a public building, shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class C felony. (3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to: (g) A person who is licensed under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun.
Effective:
1977-06-17
Oregon
firearms in college/university
handgun Restrictive
OR1048 — public and private : possession prohibited
Citation:
O.R.S. §§ 166.360, 370
166.360(9) “Public building” means a hospital, a capitol building, a public or private school, as defined in ORS 339.315, a college or university….166.370(1) Any person who intentionally possesses a loaded or unloaded firearm or any other instrument used as a dangerous weapon, while in or on a public building, shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class C felony.
Effective:
1969-06-16
Oregon
firearms in college/university
long gun Restrictive
OR1050 — public and private : possession prohibited
Citation:
O.R.S. §§ 166.360, 370
166.360(9) “Public building” means a hospital, a capitol building, a public or private school, as defined in ORS 339.315, a college or university….166.370(1) Any person who intentionally possesses a loaded or unloaded firearm or any other instrument used as a dangerous weapon, while in or on a public building, shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class C felony.
Effective:
1969-06-16
Oregon
local laws preempted by state
handgun and long gun Permissive
OR1052 — comprehensive
Citation:
O.R.S. § 166.170
(1) Except as expressly authorized by state statute, the authority to regulate in any matter whatsoever the sale, acquisition, transfer, ownership, possession, storage, transportation or use of firearms or any element relating to firearms and components thereof, including ammunition, is vested solely in the Legislative Assembly.
Effective:
1996-01-01
Oregon
minimum age
long gun Restrictive
OR1060 — minimum age purchase - federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Effective:
1994-09-13
Oregon
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
OR1061 — minimum age purchase - federal
Citation:
36 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)
(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
Effective:
1994-09-13
Oregon
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
OR1062 — minimum age possession - federal
Citation:
43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Effective:
1994-09-13
Oregon
minimum age
long gun Restrictive
OR1011 — youth possession
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.250(1)(C)(A)
Except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 166.260, 166.270, 166.274, 166.291, 166.292 or 166.410 to 166.470 or section 5, chapter 826, Oregon Laws 2009, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm if the person knowingly: (c) Possesses a firearm and: (A) Is under 18 years of age;
Effective:
1990-01-01
Oregon
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
OR1025 — youth possession
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.250(1)(C)(A)
Except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 166.260, 166.270, 166.274, 166.291, 166.292 or 166.410 to 166.470 or section 5, chapter 826, Oregon Laws 2009, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm if the person knowingly: (c) Possesses a firearm and: (A) Is under 18 years of age;
Effective:
1990-01-01
Oregon
minimum age
long gun Restrictive
OR1012 — purchase and sale
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.470(1)(a)
(1) Unless relief has been granted under ORS 166.274 or section 5, chapter 826, Oregon Laws 2009, or 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or the expunction laws of this state or an equivalent law of another jurisdiction, a person may not intentionally sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the recipient: (a) Is under 18 years of age;
Effective:
1970-01-01
Oregon
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
OR1026 — purchase and sale
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.470(1)(a)
(1) Unless relief has been granted under ORS 166.274 or section 5, chapter 826, Oregon Laws 2009, or 18 U.S.C. 925(c) or the expunction laws of this state or an equivalent law of another jurisdiction, a person may not intentionally sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any firearm when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the recipient: (a) Is under 18 years of age;
Effective:
1970-01-01
Oregon
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
OR1033 — dvro : expanded
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 166.255, 135.230
ORS 135.230. [(d) “Intimate partner” means, with respect to a person, the person’s spouse, the person’s former spouse, a parent of the person’s child or another person who has cohabited or is cohabiting with the person in a relationship akin to a spouse.]
Effective:
2019-01-01
Oregon
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
OR1031 — erpo : ex parte
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 166.525, 166.527
166.525 Definitions. As used in ORS 166.525 to 166.543: (6) “Petitioner” means a person who petitions for an order under ORS 166.525 to 166.543. (7) “Respondent” means a person against whom an order is filed under ORS 166.525 to 166.543. [2017 c.737 §1] 166.527 Petition for ex parte order; issuance and service of order; request for hearing.
Effective:
2018-01-01
Oregon
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
OR1032 — erpo : expanded
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 166.525, 166.527
166.525 Definitions. As used in ORS 166.525 to 166.543: (6) “Petitioner” means a person who petitions for an order under ORS 166.525 to 166.543. (7) “Respondent” means a person against whom an order is filed under ORS 166.525 to 166.543. [2017 c.737 §1] 166.527 Petition for ex parte order; issuance and service of order; request for hearing.
Effective:
2018-01-01
Oregon
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
OR1030 — dvro
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.255(1)
It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a firearm or ammunition if: (a) The person is the subject of a court order that: (A) Was issued or continued after a hearing for which the person had actual notice and during the course of which the person had an opportunity to be heard; (B) Restrains the person from stalking, intimidating, molesting or menacing an intimate partner, a child of an intimate partner or a...
Effective:
2016-01-01 Superseded:
2019-01-01
Oregon
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
OR1037 — mental health : committed to mh facility : outpatient
Citation:
O.R.S. § 426.133
(5) As part of the order under subsection (2) of this section, the court may prohibit the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm during the period of assisted outpatient treatment if, in the opinion of the court, there is a reasonable likelihood the person would constitute a danger to self or others or to the community at large as a result of the person’s mental or psychological state, as demonstrated by...
Effective:
2014-01-01
Oregon
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
OR1028 — mental health : adjudicated as mentally incompetent//incapacitated/disabled
Citation:
O.R.S. § 166.250(1)
A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm if the person knowingly (c) Possesses a firearm and: (E) Was found to be a person with mental illness and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness;
Effective:
1994-01-01
Oregon
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
OR1029 — mental health : committed to mh facility
Citation:
O.R.S. § 166.250(1)
A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm if the person knowingly (c) Possesses a firearm and: (D) Was committed to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 426.130; (F) Is presently subject to an order under ORS 426.133 prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm; (G) Has been found guilty except for insanity under ORS 161.295 of a felony
Effective:
1994-01-01
Oregon
required reporting of lost or stolen firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
OR1063 — lost and stolen firearms
Citation:
ORS § 166.397
(1)(a) A person who owns, possesses or controls a firearm shall report the loss or theft of the firearm to a law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the loss or theft occurred as soon as practicable but not later than within 72 hours of the time the person knew or reasonably should have known of the loss or theft.
Effective:
2021-09-25
Oregon
waiting period
handgun Permissive
OR1019 — general
Citation:
1995 c.729 § 13
Repealed by 1995 c.729 § 13.
Effective:
1996-07-01
Oregon
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
OR1018 — general
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.420(5)(a)
(5) Before any handgun shall be delivered: (a) Fifteen calendar days shall have elapsed after application for the purchase and the register entries required by this section have been completed, except that if the seller is notified by the Department of State Police that the thumbprints on the triplicate are illegible, a new set of thumbprints shall be taken and sent to the Department of State Police and a new 15-day...
Effective:
1990-01-01 Superseded:
1996-07-01
Oregon
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
OR1017 — general
Citation:
Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.430
Before any pistol is delivered: one hundred twenty hours shall have elapsed after application for the purchase and the register entries required by ORS 166.420 have been completed
Effective:
1972-01-01 Superseded:
1990-01-01
Pennsylvania
background checks
handgun Restrictive
PA1003 — sales from dealer
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6111(b)
(b) Duty of seller. No licensed importer, licensed manufacturer or licensed dealer shall sell or deliver any firearm to another person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer or licensed collector, until the conditions of subsection (a) have been satisfied and until he has: ...
Effective:
1998-07-01
Pennsylvania
background checks
long gun Restrictive
PA1005 — sales from dealer
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6111(b)
(b) Duty of seller. No licensed importer, licensed manufacturer or licensed dealer shall sell or deliver any firearm to another person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer or licensed collector, until the conditions of subsection (a) have been satisfied and until he has: ...
Effective:
1998-07-01
Pennsylvania
background checks
handgun and long gun Restrictive
PA1046 — sales from dealer : federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)
Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...
Effective:
1998-11-30
Pennsylvania
background checks
handgun Restrictive
PA1060 — extra time
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6111(b)(7)
(b) Duty of seller.--No licensed importer, licensed manufacturer or licensed dealer shall sell or deliver any firearm to another person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer or licensed collector, until the conditions of subsection (a) have been satisfied and until he has: (7) For purposes of the enforcement of 18 U.S.C.
Effective:
1998-06-18
Pennsylvania
background checks
long gun Restrictive
PA1061 — extra time
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6111(b)(7)
(b) Duty of seller.--No licensed importer, licensed manufacturer or licensed dealer shall sell or deliver any firearm to another person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer or licensed collector, until the conditions of subsection (a) have been satisfied and until he has: (7) For purposes of the enforcement of 18 U.S.C.
Effective:
1998-06-18
Pennsylvania
background checks
handgun and long gun Restrictive
PA1025 — private sales : point of sale
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6111
(b) Duty of seller. No licensed importer, licensed manufacturer or licensed dealer shall sell or deliver any firearm to another person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer or licensed collector, until the conditions of subsection (a) have been satisfied and until he has: ...
Effective:
1995-10-11
Pennsylvania
background checks
handgun Restrictive
PA1045 — sales from dealer : federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)
Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...
Effective:
1994-02-28 Superseded:
1998-11-30
Pennsylvania
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Permissive
PA1007 — shall issue
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6109(e)(1)
A license to carry a firearm shall be for the purpose of carrying a firearm concealed on or about one's person or in a vehicle and shall be issued if, after an investigation not to exceed 45 days, it appears that the applicant is an individual concerning whom no good cause exists to deny the license. A license shall not be issued to any of the following: [lists criteria (i) through (xiv)].
Effective:
1989-06-21
Pennsylvania
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Permissive
PA1006 — may issue
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6109 (1973)
The chief or head of any police force or police department of a city, and, elsewhere, the sheriff of a county, may, upon the application of any person, issue a license to such person to carry a firearm in a vehicle or concealed on or about his person within this Commonwealth for not more than one year from date of issue, if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear an injury to his person or property, or...
Effective:
1973-06-06 Superseded:
1989-06-21
Pennsylvania
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
PA1009 — stand your ground
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 505(b)(2.3)
(2.3) An actor who is not engaged in a criminal activity, who is not in illegal possession of a firearm and who is attacked in any place where the actor would have a duty to retreat under paragraph (2)(ii) has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his ground and use force, including deadly force, if: (i) the actor has a right to be in the place where he was attacked; (ii) the actor believes it is immediately...
Effective:
2011-08-29
Pennsylvania
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
PA1008 — expanded 1
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 505(b)(2) (1973)
The actor is not obliged to retreat from his dwelling or place of work, unless he was the initial aggressor or is assailed in his place of work by another person whose place of work the actor knows it to be.
Effective:
1973-06-06 Superseded:
2011-08-29
Pennsylvania
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
PA1050 — traditional
Common law castle doctrine. Common law castle doctrine was solidified in the United States throughout the 19th century. “By the beginning of the twentieth century it was well accepted in the United States that a man attacked in his own home had no duty to retreat before using deadly force, so long as he reasonably believed it necessary to save his own life.” Indeed, by the 1920s, sources note that the castle...
Effective:
1900-01-01 Superseded:
1973-06-06
Pennsylvania
child access laws
handgun and long gun Restrictive
PA1010 — intentional, reckless, or knowing provision
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6110.1(c)
Any person who knowingly and intentionally delivers or provides to the minor a firearm in violation of subsection (a) commits a felony of the third degree.
Effective:
1995-10-11