An Oregon judge has ruled that a voter-approved gun control law violates the state constitution. The decision on Tuesday continues to block it from taking effect and casts fresh doubt over the future of the embattled measure.

A voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, a judge ruled Tuesday, continuing to block it from taking effect and casting fresh doubt over the future of the embattled measure.

The law requires people to undergo a criminal background check and complete a gun safety training course in order to obtain a permit to buy a firearm. It also bans high-capacity magazines.

The plaintiffs in the federal case, which include the Oregon Firearms Federation, have appealed the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case could potentially go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Why don’t you look at gun violence/crime in countries where even the cops don’t have guns.

    First: I’ve already addressed that. There are social factors that are driving the violence. Other countries with high rates of individual gun ownership don’t see the rates of violence in general, or gun violence in particular, because they don’t have the unaddressed social problems that the US has. Fix the cause, and you fix the violence.

    Second: the tools of violence are irrelevant. Violence is the problem, not the tools used. Remove the tools, and the violence continues unabated with different means.