Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test
The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county. Here's what it could mean.
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The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county. Here's what it could mean.
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Second Amendment sanctuaries facing first court test in Oregon Second Amendment sanctuaries facing first court test in Oregon SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county. It's one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary. The measure that voters in the logging area of Columbia County narrowly approved last year forbids local officials from enforcing most federal and state gun laws and could impose thousands of ...
Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ANDREW SELSKY , Associated Press May 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore. The first legal test of whether a wave of U.S. counties can legally declare themselves "Second Amendment Sanctuaries," and refuse to enforce certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon logging county. The measure Columbia County voters narrowly approved last year bans local officials from enforcing most federal and state gun la...
The measure that Columbia County voters narrowly approved forbids local officials from enforcing most federal and state gun laws and could impose fines on those who try.