Gun Rights Groups File Appeal on Recent Measure 114 Decision
By Joe Hathaway on Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
EASTERN OREGON — Gun rights groups have filed an appeal after a federal judge ruled that Oregon’s voter-approved gun Measure 114 was constitutional.
The ruling came down Friday, July 14 and states that Oregon has the legal authority to restrict large-capacity magazines. Judge Karin Immergut also approved the new permit system created under the measure.
The appeal sends the case on to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The measure, one of the strictest in the U.S., passed with just 50.7% of votes, will require a permit to buy a gun; ban the sale, transfer or manufacture of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds; and require background checks to be completed before a gun is sold or transferred.
Gun rights groups have called Measure 114 unconstitutional, claiming that it violates the Second Amendment. Several groups representing law enforcement agencies in Oregon also oppose the measure.
Supporters of the measure say it will help save lives.
Despite the ruling on the measure’s constitutionality, Measure 114 is still on hold in Oregon because of a separate legal challenge underway in Harney County. That case is slated to begin in September.
