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Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 2024 ‘Minimum Age to Purchase & Possess in Oregon.’ Who Can Have a Gun. San Francisco, CA: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 22 December

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Minimum Age to Purchase and Possess in Oregon

Oregon prohibits any person under age 18 from knowingly possessing a firearm. A minor is not prohibited from possessing a firearm:

- Other than a handgun, if the firearm was transferred to the minor by the minor's parent or guardian or by another person with the consent of the minor's parent or guardian; or
- Temporarily for hunting, target practice or any other lawful purpose.

In addition, Oregon prohibits any person from selling, delivering or otherwise transferring a firearm to anyone under age 18. Exceptions to this prohibition allow a minor's parent or guardian to consent to the transfer of a long gun to the minor and allow the temporary transfer of a firearm to a minor for hunting, target practice or any other lawful purpose.

Federal age restrictions impose stricter limits regarding handguns…

[Editor's note: The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence regularly updates its webpages with new data as US gun regulation evolves state by state. For the most up-to-date information on US gun laws, please refer to the Giffords URL below]

ID: Q6993

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