The Oregon Court of Appeals struck down Columbia County’s 2A sanctuary ordinance last Wednesday, citing existing state law that gives the legislature the sole power to regulate firearms in the state.
The court case centered around a 2020 measure passed in Columbia County that asserted federal and state gun control laws cannot be enforced in the jurisdiction. It even went so far as to impose fines on any law enforcement official or politician who attempted to do so.
In the decision, appellate court Judge Douglas Tookey said the 2A sanctuary ordinance would “create a ‘patchwork quilt’ of firearm laws in Oregon.” And that, “It would have the potential to lead to uncertainty for firearms owners concerning the legality of their conduct as they travel from county to county.”
Gun rights advocates in Oregon have pointed out that a state law the legislature passed in September 2021, which allows schools and universities across the state to outlaw firearms on their campuses, already does just that.
The lawsuit could have a wide-ranging impact, as roughly 1900 local jurisdictions across the country have likewise declared themselves 2A sanctuaries since the national movement began in earnest in 2018.
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The Oregon Attorney General also sued two other counties in the state that passed sanctuary ordinances, forcing one of them to rescind their ordinance and render the state’s lawsuit moot.
“Today’s opinion by the court of appeals makes it clear that common sense requirements like safe storage and background checks apply throughout Oregon,” attorney general Ellen Rosenblum said in a statement. “Hopefully, other counties with similar measures on the books will see the writing on the wall.”
While the court case has invalidated the local sanctuary ordinance, multiple law enforcement agencies and district attorneys across the state have indicated that they would not be taking action against their residents for violations of firearms laws that they believe violate their residents’ constitutional rights.
With so many other jurisdictions’ ordinances and resolutions in place, Wednesday’s court finding is sure to be the first in a long line of challenges and adjustments as local 2A supporters try to secure their rights against distant and overreaching firearms regulations.
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Burn the court down.
States with fraudulently elected governments like Oregon and any other state using the vote by mail scheme will continue to do this as well other firearm confiscation tricks.
Not one concern for the constitution or the majority in that state. My dad always told me that communism works 24/7 while freedom is only 9 to 5 monday thru friday…….the old man was right!