A Circuit Court judge in Harney County, Oregon has granted a preliminary injunction in the ongoing challenge of Measure 114 by Gun Owners of America, the Gun Owners Foundation and two private citizens. The injunction specifically targets the magazine ban portion of the measure until a full trial can be held. This could put off […]
Oregon Gun Group, Sheriff Challenge New Gun Control Law
The Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF) and Sherman County Sheriff Brad Lohrey have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of gun control Measure 114, the restrictive new initiative passed by voters Nov. 8. They are joined by Marion County resident Adam Johnson, a firearms retailer in Keizer. The legal action was filed in U.S. District […]
Does Seattle Times Editorial Board Get It About Magazine Ban?
The Seattle Times editorial board has once again aroused the ire of at least part of the readership by essentially demanding the state legislature pass Senate Bill 5078, which will limit magazine capacity to 10 cartridges, a proposition Liberty Park Press examined only a couple of days ago. Firearms experts have concluded such a restriction […]
Does Proposed WA Magazine Ban Collide with 9th Circuit Ruling?
Writing for the Washington Civil Rights Association, contributor Marion Bishop warns Evergreen State lawmakers now backing legislation to ban so-called “high capacity magazines” such a ban would be unconstitutional “and will certainly be met with a judicial challenge should they become law.” While anti-gun Democrat State Senators Jeannie Darnell, Patty Kuderer, Marko Liias, Jamie Pedersen, […]
