Oregon‘s stringent new voter-approved gun law remains on hold after the state Supreme Court declined to grant an emergency motion request by the state to overturn a lower court’s ruling.
Oregon’s high court Chief Justice Martha Walters issued a ruling Wednesday that denied the request of Democratic Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to reinstate the law, which is known as Measure 114. The law had been set to go into effect Thursday before Harney County Judge Robert Raschio blocked the measure in response to gun rights groups that sued.
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The measure includes a ban on the transfer and sale of high-capacity magazines but also requires criminal background checks, fingerprints, permits, and hands-on training courses for new gun buyers. Walters’s ruling came after a federal court judge ruled in favor of the law, which preceded Raschio’s ruling.
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“Magazine capacity restrictions and permitting requirements have a proven track record: they save lives!” Rosenblum said in a statement. “We are confident the Oregon Constitution — like the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution — allows these reasonable regulations.”
The law was narrowly approved after 50.7% of voters wrote “yes” to enact the measure.
In addition to being one of the strictest gun laws in the nation, other hurdles the law puts in place include an application fee of up to $65, and permit-seekers must provide evidence they are not a danger to themselves or others based on mental status or past behavior.
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A hearing on Raschio’s order is set for Tuesday.
There are four federal lawsuits challenging Measure 114, coinciding with a litany of firearm-related lawsuits filed in various states, such as California and New York, following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 opinion in June, which held any gun ownership restrictions must have a basis rooted in U.S. tradition dating back to the ratification of the Second Amendment.
