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August 02, 2023
Tough New Gun Law Ruled Constitutional
Requirements
needed to obtain a
permit to buy a gun.
(AP) — A federal judge has ruled Or-
egon’s voter-approved gun control mea-
sure – one of the toughest in the nation
– is constitutional.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut
ruled that banning large capacity maga-
zines and requiring a permit to purchase a
gun falls in line with “the nation’s history
and tradition of regulating uniquely dan-
gerous features of weapons and firearms
to protect public safety,” Oregon Public
Broadcasting reported.
The decision comes after a landmark
U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Sec-
ond Amendment that has upended gun
laws across the country, dividing judges
and sowing confusion over what firearm
restrictions can remain on the books. It
changed the test that lower courts had long
used for evaluating challenges to firearm
restrictions, telling judges that gun laws
must be consistent with the “historical tra-
dition of firearm regulation.”
Oregon voters in November narrowly
passed Measure 114, which requires res-
idents to undergo safety training and a
background check to obtain a permit to
buy a gun.
Firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore., Feb. 19, 2021. A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun
control measure, one of the toughest in the nation, is constitutional. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)