‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ ruling in Oregon deals blow to controversial gun rights ordinance

Court says Oregon, a sanctuary state for criminal noncitizens, cannot have Second Amendment sanctuary

Oregon is a so-called sanctuary state that refuses to help federal authorities enforce American immigration laws and hold criminal noncitizens accountable. Several local governments, including Portland's, have similarly claimed to be sanctuaries for foreign nationals who stole into the country illeg...

Oregon overturns ‘second amendment sanctuary’ law in blow to gun movement

Local governments cannot ban police from enforcing certain gun laws in ruling that could have national ramifications

Oregon court overturns 2nd Amendment sanctuary ordinance

A push to tighten gun laws has had an inverse effect in small rural communities. More than 1,200 local governments across the U.S. have deemed themselves as “second amendment sanctuary cities.” That means local officials say they won’t enforce federal or state gun laws that residents feel overreach their rights under the Constitution. But one Oregon county’s attempt at overriding gun legislation in its state has been shot down in court. It’s the…

Gun rights advocates respond to overturned 2nd Amendment Sanctuaries

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A major decision from an Oregon court Wednesday ruled local governments can't declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries came as a huge blow to some gun rights advocates in Oregon. The Oregon Court of Appeals voided an ordinance passed by Columbia County voters in 2020 that declared any rules about the use of guns to be a violation of the Second Amendment. The court decided state laws like gun storage and background…

2nd Amendment sanctuary measure overturned in Oregon

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.

Oregon court rules local governments can’t declare ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’

Portland, Ore. — 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.