Tag Archives: Second Amendment

In today’s gun rights cases, historians are in hot demand. Here’s why

Historians have found themselves caught in the middle of America’s debate over gun control ever since the Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that firearms laws must be consistent with American “tradition.” That decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen set off a new wave of challenges to state and federal restrictions […]
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Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance backer challenges judge’s ethics

Chris Brumbles, chief petitioner behind a measure to restrict gun control in Columbia County, says he has filed an ethics complaint against an Oregon Court of Appeals judge who said that the so-called Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance cannot be enforced. Brumbles, who serves as Columbia County coordinator for the Oregon Firearms Federation and previously for Oath […]
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Oregon Court of Appeals brings a knockout punch to a gunfight: Steve Duin column

At long last, rising above the fog of paranoia and willful stupidity, a clarion call.A line in the sand. A history lesson. And a timely demonstration of the enduring power of language in the arena of empty rhetoric. On Feb. 15, Oregon’s Court of Appeals obliterated the “Second Amendment Sanctuary” in Columbia County, a twilight […]
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Columbia County won’t appeal after ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance’ struck down

Columbia County will not appeal the Oregon Court of Appeals’ recent ruling that the “Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance” cannot be enforced.The ordinance’s supporters can still appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court, but the county won’t be involved, according to a spokesperson.“There is no need to appeal from the county’s perspective,” said Mark Pacheco, a public […]
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Umatilla County’s Second Amendment sanctuary ordinance could be void

Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan said the Oregon Court of Appeal’s ruling striking down Columbia County’s gun rights ordinance could apply to Umatilla County. “I haven’t reviewed the ruling in its entirety yet, but I kind of get it,” Rowan said. “I had a feeling that would be the outcome. I haven’t had the opportunity […]
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‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ ruling in Oregon deals blow to controversial gun rights ordinance

The Oregon Court of Appeals set a national precedent Wednesday as it voided a controversial gun rights ordinance that claimed state and federal firearms regulations didn’t apply in Columbia County. The ruling strikes down the “Second Amendment Sanctuary” ordinance narrowly approved in 2020 by voters in the 50,000-person county just north of Portland. Source: ‘Second […]
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2nd Amendment sanctuary measure overturned in Oregon

An Oregon court has ruled that local governments in the state can’t declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries and ban police from enforcing certain gun laws. Local governments in Oregon can’t declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries and ban police from enforcing certain gun laws, a state appeals court decided Wednesday, in the first court case filed […]
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‘Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance’ rejected by Oregon appeals court

An ordinance that aimed to prevent the enforcement of most state and federal firearm regulations within Columbia County is void, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday, Feb. 15. The “Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance” is preempted by state law and can’t be enforced, the court found. Source: ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance’ rejected by Oregon appeals […]
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2nd Amendment sanctuary measure overturned in Oregon

Allowing local governments to set rules violates state authority to regulate firearms. Local governments in Oregon can’t declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries and ban police from enforcing certain gun laws, a state appeals court decided Wednesday, in the first court case filed over a concept that hundreds of U.S. counties have adopted in recent years. […]
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Tough Oregon gun law faces legal challenge, could be delayed

Midterm voters in Oregon narrowly passed one of the toughest gun control laws in the nation, buoying the hopes of gun control supporters, but the new permit-to-purchase mandate and ban on high-capacity magazines now faces a lawsuit that could put it on ice just days before it’s set to take effect. A federal judge in […]
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