Firearms groups rest case in constitutional challenge to Oregon's new gun laws
Firearms groups who filed lawsuits in federal court in Portland challenging the constitutionality of voter-passed gun laws rested their case Tuesday.
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Firearms groups who filed lawsuits in federal court in Portland challenging the constitutionality of voter-passed gun laws rested their case Tuesday.
Firearms groups who filed lawsuits in federal court in Portland challenging the constitutionality of voter-passed gun laws rested their case Tuesday.
A trial before U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut in Portland is scheduled to last five days and focus on whether the gun control regulations are constitutional under the Second Amendment.
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