Gun rights group sues to block Oregon gun control measure

Gun rights group sues to block Oregon gun control measure

The Oregon Firearms Federation has sued Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) and the state’s attorney general, alleging that a gun control measure narrowly approved by Oregon voters during the midterms — among the strictest restrictions nationwide — violates the Second Amendment.  The new law, set to take effect next month, would require anyone looking to…

5 questions about Oregon’s Measure 114 gun limits

As a court challenge is pending, gun owners and prospective buyers have questions about Oregon's Measure 114 with its strict new gun limits.

An Oregon sheriff has filed suit to block new gun restrictions

Sherman County Sheriff Brad Lohrey filed a federal lawsuit to prevent voter-approved firearm restrictions from taking effect Friday.

OR gun rights group, sheriff sues to block voter-approved gun control ballot measure

Sherman County Sheriff Brad Lohrey and the Oregon Firearms Federation filed a lawsuit challenging a gun control law that was approved by voters during the midterms.

Oregon gun group, county sheriff sue to block new gun laws from taking effect

Gun Rights Advocates Sue to Block Oregon’s New Gun Controls

With Oregon’s new gun law set to take effect in less than three weeks, the first legal challenge has been filed in federal court. Passed with just 50.7 percent of the vote, Ballot Measure 114 requires Oregonians to undergo a background check and take a class, which does not yet exist, to obtain a permit to purchase a firearm. It also bans magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Plaintiffs seek to prevent the measure from taking effect on Dec. 8…