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Harney County

County in Oregon, United States

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Jan 18, 2026
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What is the current status of Measure 114 in the Oregon Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit?

Measure 114 is currently active in parallel state- and federal-court tracks: at the state level the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a lower court and lifted a hold in March 2025 and the Oregon Suprem...

Dec 16, 2025
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What is the timeline of legal challenges to Oregon's 2025 gun legislation and upcoming court dates?

Oregon’s Measure 114 — the 2022 voter-approved package that would require permits to buy guns and ban magazines over 10 rounds — has been tied up in state courts since late 2022; the Oregon Court of A...

Dec 13, 2025
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Have court challenges or legal rulings altered how Oregon's 2025 gun laws apply in Portland and statewide?

Court rulings have repeatedly delayed and reshaped how Oregon’s 2022 voter-approved Measure 114 would take effect statewide: a Harney County judge blocked the law in 2023, the Oregon Court of Appeals ...

Jan 23, 2026

What administrative steps has Oregon taken to prepare or delay Measure 114 implementation while litigation continues?

has taken a mix of legal, legislative and administrative preparatory steps while remains tied up in court: the state pursued appeals to lift lower-court injunctions and the marked judicial victories a...

Jan 29, 2026

What specific provisions are being challenged in Oregon's 2025 gun law and who are the plaintiffs?

’s core provisions under legal attack in are the permit-to-purchase regime (including background checks and safety training) and a ban on large‑capacity magazines capable of holding more than 10 round...

Dec 17, 2025

What temporary injunctions or stay orders have been issued against Oregon's 2025 gun law?

Harney County Circuit Judge Robert S. Raschio issued an emergency injunction blocking Measure 114 from taking effect after post‑vote lawsuits; that state‑court injunction has kept the 2022 voter‑appro...

Dec 16, 2025

Have Oregon appellate or federal courts issued injunctions impacting statewide 2025 gun statutes?

Oregon’s statewide 2025 gun statutes — principally Measure 114 (permit-to-purchase, background-check tightening, and a ban on large-capacity magazines) — have been repeatedly enjoined and un-enjoined ...

Jan 31, 2026

What did the Oregon Court of Appeals say in its March 12, 2025 opinion upholding Measure 114?

Court of Appeals, in Arnold v. Kotek issued March 12, 2025, unanimously held that all provisions of voter-approved are facially constitutional under Article I, section 27 of the Oregon Constitution, r...

Jan 29, 2026

What are the main legal arguments in the Harney County and federal challenges to Measure 114, and how might state constitutional grounds differ from federal Second Amendment claims?

Two parallel legal fights over ’s hinge on different constitutional texts and legal tests: federal challenges argue the law fits within the U.S. as interpreted by recent federal precedent, while the c...

Feb 6, 2026

Which Oregon counties and sheriffs have publicly refused to enforce Measure 114, and what legal steps has the state taken in response?

Several rural Oregon sheriffs publicly said they would not enforce parts of voter‑approved —most often the magazine ban—naming , , and counties in early reporting and with Harney and Union sheriffs te...

Feb 6, 2026

What penalties exactly does Oregon statute impose for violating the large-capacity magazine ban under Measure 114 and subsequent implementing statutes?

and its implementing statutes broadly prohibit the manufacture, importation, possession, use, purchase, sale, and transfer of “large‑capacity” magazines — those capable of accepting more than 10 round...

Dec 16, 2025

How have federal courts interpreted Oregon gun laws affecting enforcement inside Portland since 2023?

Federal courts in Oregon have split legal terrain since 2023: U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled Measure 114’s ban on magazines over 10 rounds and its permit‑to‑purchase regime are constitutiona...

Dec 16, 2025

How do recent Oregon court decisions affect enforcement of gun restrictions within Portland city limits?

Oregon’s courts have left Measure 114 — which would ban sales/transfers of magazines over 10 rounds and require a permit-to-purchase with safety training and a background check — in legal limbo: the O...