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Oregon Magazine Limit: No Current State Cap

Statute-cited, not legal advice, last verified 2026-10-20

Status
Legal
Verified
2026-10-20

Legal

No. No enforceable magazine limit as of October 2026; over-10-round magazines remain legal to buy, sell, and possess.

Controlling law: Or. Laws 2026, ch. 120 (HB 4145)

Contested entry

Litigation Status and Details

Measure 114 (2022) would cap magazines at 10 rounds but has never taken effect. The Oregon Court of Appeals held it facially constitutional (March 2025); the challenge is pending before the Oregon Supreme Court, which had not ruled as of October 20, 2026. HB 4145 (Oregon Laws 2026, chapter 120, effective April 7, 2026) moved the magazine provisions' operative date to conduct on or after January 1, 2028.

The statute in practice

Oregon Law in Detail

Measure 114 added a definition of a large-capacity magazine to ORS chapter 166: a fixed or detachable feeding device that has an overall capacity of, or can be readily restored, changed, or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds. It excludes a device permanently altered so it cannot accept more than 10 rounds, an attached .22 caliber rimfire tubular device, and a tubular feeding device in a lever-action firearm.

The measure has never taken effect. The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's judgment and held the measure facially constitutional in March 2025, and the challenge is pending before the Oregon Supreme Court, which had not ruled as of October 20, 2026. HB 4145 (Oregon Laws 2026, chapter 120), effective April 7, 2026, provides that the magazine provisions in ORS 166.355 apply only to manufacture, importation, possession, use, purchase, sale, or transfer occurring on or after January 1, 2028, and states that it does not affect the pending Supreme Court proceedings.

Sources

Federal law

Federal baseline

There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.

Federal baseline verified 2026-10-20. Scope: Detachable magazine round-count restrictions for handguns and long guns. States not listed have no capacity limit.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Oregon have a magazine capacity limit?

No. No enforceable magazine limit as of October 2026; over-10-round magazines remain legal to buy, sell, and possess. Controlling law: Or. Laws 2026, ch. 120 (HB 4145).

What law covers magazines in Oregon?

The controlling law is Or. Laws 2026, ch. 120 (HB 4145). No enforceable magazine limit as of October 2026; over-10-round magazines remain legal to buy, sell, and possess.

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