State judge places hold on Oregon’s gun law, state to appeal
2 years ago

State judge places hold on Oregon’s gun law, state to appeal

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — A ruling by a state court judge placed Oregon’s tough new voter-approved gun law on hold late Tuesday, just hours after a federal court judge allowed the ban on the sale and transfer of high-capacity magazines to take effect this week. “It’s been a busy day for Measure 114, Oregon’s new gun safety law, which is supposed to go into effect Thursday. Measure 114’s fate is being carefully watched by both gun rights advocates and those who want stricter limits on gun ownership because it is one of the first to take effect after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that struck down a New York law that placed limits on carrying guns outside the home. Still, the Supreme Court also sent back to a lower court for review a California ban on high-capacity magazines that’s similar to Oregon’s new law.

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9th Circuit upholds California gun bans in some ‘sensitive’ places, but not others
3 months, 2 weeks ago

9th Circuit upholds California gun bans in some ‘sensitive’ places, but not others

LA Times  

A semiautomatic pistol is among several weapons displayed three years ago after being seized by the Oakland Police Department. California may enforce its recent ban on guns in “sensitive places” when it comes to parks and playgrounds, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, casinos, stadiums, amusement parks, zoos, libraries, museums, athletic facilities and the parking areas associated with them, a …

Oregon ban on hard-to-trace ghost guns goes into effect Sunday
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Oregon ban on hard-to-trace ghost guns goes into effect Sunday

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — So-called ghost guns, privately made firearms that don’t have serial numbers and are largely untraceable, will be banned across Oregon starting Sunday after a federal judge denied a legal challenge that tried to block the prohibition. Ghost guns differ from weapons manufactured by licensed companies in that the latter are generally required to have serial numbers — …

Federal court won’t block New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases amid litigation
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Federal court won’t block New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases amid litigation

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico can continue to enforce a new, seven-day waiting period on gun sales while a court challenge backed by the National Rifle Association moves forward. In a ruling Monday, Albuquerque-based U.S. District Court Judge James Browning denied the NRA’s request for a restraining order or injunction that would block …

9th Circuit says California ban on gun sales on state property is constitutional
6 months, 1 week ago

9th Circuit says California ban on gun sales on state property is constitutional

LA Times  

California laws barring the sale of firearms and ammunition at fairgrounds and other state property are constitutional, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. Clifton wrote that the laws don’t violate the 1st Amendment because they “solely restrict nonexpressive conduct — contracting for the sale of firearms” and don’t violate the 2nd Amendment because they do not “meaningfully …

Washington state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines ruled unconstitutional, but state appeals
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Washington state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines ruled unconstitutional, but state appeals

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — A judge in Washington state ruled Monday that the state’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines is unconstitutional — but the law will remain in effect while the state appeals the decision. Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor ruled that Washington’s ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds violates both the Washington state and U.S. constitutions, …

Another State’s High Court Just Told the U.S. Supreme Court: Enough With the Gun Craziness
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Another State’s High Court Just Told the U.S. Supreme Court: Enough With the Gun Craziness

Slate  

The U.S. Supreme Court’s acute hostility toward gun safety laws faced more criticism from within the judiciary on Wednesday when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sharply criticized recent precedents expanding the right to bear arms. Enough with the gun craziness.” Mark Joseph Stern: This is yet another lower court looking at the decision in Bruen, raising its eyebrows, and saying, “Are …

Judges put new California law barring guns in many public places on hold again
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Judges put new California law barring guns in many public places on hold again

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom spoke last February in support of legislation barring gun permit holders from bringing their firearms into many public places. A new California law barring licensed gun holders from carrying their firearms in many public places has once again been blocked — meaning it cannot be enforced — as legal challenges proceed in federal court. The law bars concealed-carry …

A California law banning the carrying of firearms in most public places is blocked again
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A California law banning the carrying of firearms in most public places is blocked again

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places was once again blocked from taking effect Saturday as a court case challenging it continues. A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a temporary hold on a lower court injunction blocking the law. Saturday’s decision keeps in place a Dec. 20 ruling …

California law banning most firearms in public is taking effect as the legal fight over it continues
11 months, 3 weeks ago

California law banning most firearms in public is taking effect as the legal fight over it continues

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places will take effect on New Year’s Day, even as a court case continues to challenge the law. “This ruling will allow our common-sense gun laws to remain in place while we appeal the district court’s dangerous ruling,” Newsom posted to X, formerly Twitter, after …

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
1 year ago

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style weapons less deadly. “I’ve got a set of lawmakers that are more likely than not to have a fair debate about guns, gun violence, weapons of war and keeping New Mexicans safe than members of Congress are,” said Lujan Grisham, a …

Oregon Judge Rules That Voter-Approved Gun Control Law Violates The State Constitution
1 year, 1 month ago

Oregon Judge Rules That Voter-Approved Gun Control Law Violates The State Constitution

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PORTLAND, Ore. — A voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, a judge ruled Tuesday, continuing to block it from taking effect and casting fresh doubt over the future of the embattled measure. FILE - A man enters a gun shop in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 19, 2021. via Associated Press In a separate federal …

Voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, judge rules
1 year, 1 month ago

Voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, judge rules

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — A voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, a judge ruled Tuesday, continuing to block it from taking effect and casting fresh doubt over the future of the embattled measure. “The court finds this belief, though sensationalized by the media, is not validated by the evidence.” The Oregon measure was passed after a U.S. Supreme …

Federal judge won’t block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds
1 year, 2 months ago

Federal judge won’t block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico’s largest metro area. The order from U.S. District Judge David Urias rejects a request from gun rights advocates to block temporary firearms restrictions as legal challenges move …

Federal judge again strikes down California law banning gun magazines of more than 10 rounds
1 year, 3 months ago

Federal judge again strikes down California law banning gun magazines of more than 10 rounds

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, a federal judge ruled Friday. Benitez ruled that “there is no American tradition of limiting ammunition capacity.” He said detachable magazines “solved a problem with historic firearms: running out of ammunition and having to slowly reload a gun.” “There have been, and …

Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case
1 year, 4 months ago

Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that drug users shouldn’t automatically be banned from having guns, marking the latest sign of upheaval in the nation’s firearm legal landscape and raising questions about a law cited in the case against Hunter Biden. The appeals court cited the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision known as New York State Rifle & …

The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches
1 year, 5 months ago

The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Before a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanded …

The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches
1 year, 5 months ago

The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Sun’s out, guns out? Before a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanded gun rights nationwide, Hawaii’s county police chiefs made it virtually impossible to carry a gun by rarely issuing permits to do so — either for open carry or concealed carry. “But a lot of these beaches in Hawaii aren’t the beaches people think of when, …

Gun rights supporters sue Connecticut after governor signs bill with open carry ban
1 year, 6 months ago

Gun rights supporters sue Connecticut after governor signs bill with open carry ban

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed the most wide-ranging state gun control bill since a 2013 law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sparking an immediate lawsuit by gun rights supporters seeking to block a ban on open carrying and other parts of the new law. It’s the latest legal fight …

Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
1 year, 6 months ago

Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one of three measures recently signed by Democratic Gov. “In light of recent mass deaths caused by assailants using assault weapons, it is appropriate for governmental bodies to find ways to protect the public from dangerous …

Federal judge blocks part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law
1 year, 7 months ago

Federal judge blocks part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked part of New Jersey’s new handgun carry law that barred weapons from being carried in so-called sensitive places and halted a new insurance mandate the law sought to institute. “What the Second Amendment prohibits the States from doing, and what the State of New Jersey has done here is to ‘prevent …

New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge
1 year, 7 months ago

New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or sellers in certain cases. “Inaction against gun violence is unacceptable.” White House press secretary …

US: New Jersey ban on firearms at beaches and casinos blocked by judge
1 year, 10 months ago

US: New Jersey ban on firearms at beaches and casinos blocked by judge

Live Mint  

A federal judge on Monday blocked New Jersey's recently enacted bans on carrying guns at beaches or casinos, though she left in place other restrictions passed by the state in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanding gun rights nationwide. The order from U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden, New Jersey, came in response …

US Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit
1 year, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit

Firstpost  

New York lawmakers rewrote the state’s handgun laws over the summer after a June Supreme Court ruling invalidated New York’s old system for granting permits to carry handguns outside the home Washington: The Supreme Court is allowing New York to continue to enforce a sweeping new gun law banning guns from “sensitive places” such as schools and playgrounds for now …

Judge halts New Jersey’s stricter gun carry law, for now
1 year, 11 months ago

Judge halts New Jersey’s stricter gun carry law, for now

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — Suggesting that New Jersey’s recent concealed carry law infringes on the public’s Second Amendment rights, a federal judge on Monday put a temporary hold on the legislation drafted after the U.S. Supreme Court expanded gun rights last year. “As Plaintiffs lament, the challenged provisions force a person permitted to carry a firearm in New Jersey to navigate …

Oregon judge extends ban on new gun law’s background checks
1 year, 11 months ago

Oregon judge extends ban on new gun law’s background checks

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon judge on Tuesday declined to lift his order that temporarily freezes part of a new, voter-approved gun safety measure requiring a completed criminal background check before a gun can be sold or transferred. Harney County Judge Robert S. Raschio previously dealt a blow to gun control advocates when he put all other elements of the …

Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity magazine ban
2 years ago

Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity magazine ban

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon judge handed guns rights advocates a victory Thursday and placed a new, voter-approved ban on high-capacity magazines that was intended to curtail mass shootings on hold until questions about its constitutionality can be decided. Harney County Judge Robert Raschio released the written ruling after a lengthy court hearing earlier this week in which attorneys for …

State judge places a hold on Oregon's gun law and the state says it will appeal
2 years ago

State judge places a hold on Oregon's gun law and the state says it will appeal

NPR  

State judge places a hold on Oregon's gun law and the state says it will appeal Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Selsky/AP Andrew Selsky/AP PORTLAND, Ore. — A ruling by a state court judge placed Oregon's tough new voter-approved gun law on hold late Tuesday, just hours after a federal court judge allowed the ban on the sale and …

Tough Oregon gun law faces legal challenge, could be delayed
2 years ago

Tough Oregon gun law faces legal challenge, could be delayed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Oregon ballot measure is part of a national …

Oregon voters narrowly passed a gun control measure. Ahead of its rollout, some questions remain
2 years ago

Oregon voters narrowly passed a gun control measure. Ahead of its rollout, some questions remain

NPR  

Oregon voters narrowly passed a gun control measure. LEVINSON: The law takes effect December 8, and so far it doesn't look like much, to be honest. But if you look at how many gun sales there were last year and how many concealed-carry licenses were issued, it's not totally clear this would add a huge amount to their workload. This …

Oregon voters approve permit-to-purchase for guns and ban high-capacity magazines
2 years, 1 month ago

Oregon voters approve permit-to-purchase for guns and ban high-capacity magazines

NPR  

Oregon voters approve permit-to-purchase for guns and ban high-capacity magazines toggle caption Andrew Selsky/AP PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregonians have voted to significantly tighten the state's gun laws, according to a call by The Associated Press. Until now, only seven states and Washington, D.C., have had permit-to-purchase laws that apply to all firearms, according to the Giffords Law Center, a national …

Judge again rules parts of New York gun law unconstitutional
2 years, 1 month ago

Judge again rules parts of New York gun law unconstitutional

Associated Press  

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A federal judge for a second time declared multiple portions of New York’s new gun law unconstitutional, including rules that restrict carrying firearms in public parks and places of worship. He also put a hold on the defendants enforcing some of the state’s new licensing rules, such as one requiring applicants to be of “good moral character,” …

Waiting period is baked into gun ballot measure in Oregon
2 years, 1 month ago

Waiting period is baked into gun ballot measure in Oregon

Associated Press  

SALEM, Ore. — A waiting and vetting period would be baked into gun purchases in Oregon if a measure on the November statewide ballot passes. If voters approve the measure Nov. 8, buying a gun would first involve the potential purchaser obtaining a permit, which requires a number of steps supporters of the initiative say would save lives. Former Arizona …

Federal judge halts key parts of New York’s new gun law
2 years, 2 months ago

Federal judge halts key parts of New York’s new gun law

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s latest attempt to restrict who can carry a handgun in public and where firearms can be brought was picked apart Thursday by a federal judge, who ruled that multiple provisions in a state law passed this year are unconstitutional. The state can’t ban people from carrying guns in New York City’s subway system or Times …

After Supreme Court ruling, it’s open season on US gun laws
2 years, 4 months ago

After Supreme Court ruling, it’s open season on US gun laws

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights threatens to upend firearms restrictions across the country as activists wage court battles over everything from bans on AR-15-style guns to age limits. “The gun rights movement has been given a weapon of mass destruction, and it will annihilate approximately 75% of the gun laws eventually,” said Evan Nappen, a New …

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday that gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look following its major decision in a gun case last week. In light of last week’s ruling — which said that Americans have a right to carry a gun outside the home — lower courts should take another …

After Supreme Court gun decision, what’s next?
2 years, 5 months ago

After Supreme Court gun decision, what’s next?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has issued its biggest gun rights ruling in more than a decade. In its decision, the Supreme Court struck down New York’s “proper cause” requirement, but other states’ laws are expected to face quick challenges. States can still require people to get a license to carry a gun, Kavanaugh wrote, and condition that license on …

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps
2 years, 5 months ago

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public. A rundown of the similar laws in the other states, reaction to the Supreme Court ruling and what could happen next: CALIFORNIA The court’s ruling invalidated the “good cause” requirement in California’s permitting …

US Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights, Overturns New York Handgun Law
2 years, 5 months ago

US Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights, Overturns New York Handgun Law

The Quint  

Americans have the right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, the United States Supreme Court said Thursday, 23 June. The Supreme Court also struck down a New York gun law, which will not only affect New York but also California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. The law in New York required people to show a specific …

Editorial: California gun laws under threat by right-wing Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: California gun laws under threat by right-wing Supreme Court

LA Times  

Hundreds of people participate in a rally during the March for Our Lives against gun violence event in downtown Los Angeles on June 11. California’s long history of promoting public safety by embracing reasonable restrictions on guns is under threat by a Supreme Court thatput its ideology above common-sense efforts to reduce the risk of violence and death. Legislation being …

Supreme Court bolsters gun owners’ right to carry a weapon in public
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court bolsters gun owners’ right to carry a weapon in public

LA Times  

High court strikes down gun laws in California, New York and six other states that restrict permits to carry a concealed weapon. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the rights of gun owners to carry a loaded weapon in public, ruling that the 2nd Amendment right to “bear arms” overrides laws in New York and California that restrict who may …

Oregon dad gives up firearms after Texas massacre: 'Guns aren't as precious as my children'
2 years, 6 months ago

Oregon dad gives up firearms after Texas massacre: 'Guns aren't as precious as my children'

Raw Story  

An Oregon gun owner went viral after sharing a video claiming that he turned his weapons over to police to be destroyed. Ben Beers, of Hillsboro, posted the video on TikTok explaining his decision to get rid of an AR-15 rifle like the one a gunman used to kill 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, …

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon
3 years, 7 months ago

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

Associated Press  

SALEM, Ore. — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary. A gun shop owner in Columbia County said he supports background checks and believes that “state law trumps the county …

Trump-appointed justices give gun rights activists the Supreme Court case they've sought for decades
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump-appointed justices give gun rights activists the Supreme Court case they've sought for decades

Salon  

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it's set to hear a landmark gun rights case which, if ruled in favor of the plaintiff, could set a radically conservative precedent for the judiciary's interpretation of the Second Amendment. The case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, likely to be argued this fall, will address whether …

Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense. The case marks the court’s first foray into gun rights since Justice Amy Coney Barrett came on board in October, making a 6-3 conservative …

Judge rules Colorado cities unable to enact gun restrictions
3 years, 9 months ago

Judge rules Colorado cities unable to enact gun restrictions

Associated Press  

DENVER — Boulder has been blocked from enforcing its 2-year-old ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines in the city — potentially providing the state Supreme Court an opportunity to review whether the state’s cities can create their own gun ownership restrictions, a judge said. Boulder County District Court Judge Andrew Hartman ruled last week on Friday that the city …

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