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Private party gun sales without a background check are illegal in Oregon, but provided that you've acquired the gun lawfully as a purchase through an FFL, or you've acquired the gun as a gift from a spouse or domestic partner, parent or stepparent, child or stepchild, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt or uncle, ...

Exception: Family Transfers Under ORS 166.435, you can transfer a firearm a spouse or domestic partner without the need for a background check. The law also carves out exceptions for a long list of other family members: Parent or stepparent. Child or stepchild.

Oregon, like much of the United States, does not register the ownership of a firearm to a specific person. Background checks are performed to determine your eligibility for ownership, they are not a registration. You can inherit a firearm in Oregon from a family member without any additional paperwork being filed.

Oregon law prohibits the sale or transfer of a firearm to anyone under age 18, with the same exceptions. ORS 166.470. Federal law prohibits federally licensed firearms dealers from selling a handgun to anyone under age 21.

Oregon law generally allows what is called ?open carry? at the state level per ORS 166.173. Meaning, you can have a holstered firearm on your belt, and carry in all public places unless otherwise prohibited (e.g. certain public buildings, schools, and private businesses which prohibit firearms on their premises, etc).

At its simplest, a misdemeanor does not tend to affect a person's ability to legally acquire firearms, but certain misdemeanor convictions of domestic violence or a violent misdemeanor does. A felony also prohibits firearm purchases.