Oregon's controversial gun law upheld for now

Yes, but: It won't go into effect immediately. Opponents have 35 days to appeal the decision to the Oregon Supreme Court.

Flashback: Measure 114 passed by a slim margin — 50.6% of Oregonians approved, while 49.4% voted against it — but immediate legal challenges blocked its enforcement.

• In 2023, a Harney County judge ruled the measure to be unconstitutional in Oregon.
• The state Department of Justice defended the measure, saying under Oregon's constitution it was reasonable, and called Judge Robert Raschio's decision "erroneous."
• Raschio's ruling has now been overturned.

Separately, a federal court judge ruled that Measure 114 is permitted under the Second Amendment, but an appeal of that ruling has been on hold at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals while it considers a similar law in California.