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IN LOCAL NEWS:
• Yesterday marked the still devastating anniversary of the 2017 MAX stabbings in which white supremacist Jeremy Christian murdered two people and severely injured another after harassing two women of color. Our Isabella Garcia interviews stabbing survivor Micha Fletcher in this very powerful and moving piece. I do it so I don t forget : Every year, Micah Fletcher returns to the MAX station were Jeremy Christian killed two people and wounded Fletcher. On the 4th anniversary of the attack, Fletcher shared the lesson he learned from the event with the Mercury. https://t.co/bLvBgPEsHx
Second Amendment Sanctuary order invalid, argues Oregon AG May 27 2021
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum says Columbia County s Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance should be declared invalid.
Oregon s attorney general and a group of Columbia County residents are getting involved in the ongoing legal proceedings over the county s Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance.
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, through senior assistant attorney general Brian Simmonds Marshall, filed a document in the case, requesting that the ordinance be declared invalid.
Rosenblum wrote that the county ordinance and the two ballot measures it was based on conflict with and are incompatible with the state s criminal laws … the duties of the Columbia County sheriff, the duties of the Columbia County district attorney, and the duties of other offers and departments of Columbia County.
GOA, GOF, and Oregon Firearms Federation, along with Oregon resident Raven Christopher Brumbles filed a motion to intervene in a case involving Columbia County, Oregon.