Oregon has seen an enormous spike in gun sales over the past month as the state prepares for tight new gun regulations that are set to take effect Thursday.
Oregon State Police (OSP) said last week that the state’s Firearms Instant Check System “has experienced unprecedented volumes of firearms transactions never seen before in the program’s 26-year history” as residents rush to get their hands guns before a stringent permit-to-purchase system goes live on Dec. 8.
The average daily number of background checks went from 900 to 3,355 since voters narrowly approved Measure 114 with 50.