Federal law prohibits certain persons from purchasing or possessing firearms, such as felons, certain domestic abusers, and certain people with a history of mental illness.
Oregon prohibits the possession of a firearm by any person who:
- Is under age 18;
- While a minor, was found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or a “misdemeanor involving violence” (including any assault in the fourth degree, strangulation, menacing, recklessly endangering another person, or intentionally subjecting another to offensive physical contact because of a perception of the other’s race, color, religion, national origin or sexual orientation), and was discharged from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court within the previous four years;
- Has been convicted of a felony;
- Was found “guilty, except for insanity” of a felony;
- Was committed to the Oregon Health Authority due to mental illness;
- Was found to be mentally ill and subject to an order that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness;
- Is subject to a domestic violence protective order;
- Has been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor;1 or
- Is subject to an Extreme Risk Protection Order.
Oregon also prohibits the possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States, unless:
- The offense was for possession of marijuana and the conviction was prior to January 1, 1972;
- The person was convicted of only one felony whi...