Judge Rules Oregon’s Measure 114 Gun Law Violates State Constitution

One of the strictest gun laws in the nation has been ruled unconstitutional by circuit court. But the battle is far from over.

Customers shop for firearms in the McBride Guns store in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert Raschio ruled on Nov. 21 that Oregon’s Measure 114 gun control law violates the state’s constitutionally protected right to bear arms.

The court issued a permanent injunction declaring that Ballot Measure 114 is “facially unconstitutional by a finding of clear and convincing evidence … thereby enjoining its implementation.”