Oregon voters approve database for gun owners

Oregon voters on Tuesday passed Ballot Measure 114, one of the most restrictive gun control measures in the country.

The ballot measure passed 51% to 49%, with 77% reporting, according to the Oregonian.

Though the results were close with just over three-fourths of the vote tallied, the remaining counties of Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas all heavily favor the measure.

Measure 114, often referred to as the Reduction of Gun Violence Act, will require background checks, firearm training, fingerprint collection and a permit to purchase any firearm. Alongside heightened restrictions, the National Rifle Association (NRA) believes the legislation’s ambiguous language fails to safeguard gun owner information by creating a searchable gun owner database.