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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 dollars in fines on those who try.
Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions have been adopted by some 1,200 local governments in states around the U.S., including Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Illinois and Florida, according to Shawn Fields, an assistant professor of law at Campbell University who tracks them.
Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon
LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ANDREW SELSKY , Associated Press
May 16, 2021
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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 laws, which includes things like universal background checks or any prohibition on carrying guns.Andrew Selsky/APShow MoreShow Less
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.
Oregon ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ law to face 1st court test
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In this Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, a man enters a gun shop in Salem. 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 laws, which includes things like universal background checks or any prohibition on carrying guns. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)AP