Opponents Setting Out Unintended Consequences of Oregon’s Gun Control Measure

Sales clerk Courtney Manuring, shows an AR-15 semi-automatic gun to buyer at Action Target in Springville, Utah, on June 17. George Frey/Getty Images

If Oregon voters approve a pending ballot measure, the state would have the strictest gun laws in the nation—which opponents claim would virtually end the legal sale of firearms in the state.

The Reduction of Gun Violence Act (Measure 114) would require a permit to obtain any type of firearm.