Two of these are eastern counties, but one is in the middle of the state - surprisingly close to the liberal side.
From the article:
But then again, in the middle of the article, the antis have their say:A measure challenging gun regulations is popping up around the state. Since 2015, four counties have passed a measure known as the Second Amendment Preservation ordinance, and commissioners in Malheur, Union and Lake counties have heard the same measure in the past few weeks.
The ordinance is a reaction to the Oregon Firearms Safety Act, passed by the state Legislature in 2015, which requires background checks for transfers of firearms between private parties. These county ordinances allow sheriffs to ignore this law - which gun advocates see as unconstitutional.
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Rob Taylor of Coos County is one of the chief petitioners for the Second Amendment Preservation ordinance. He said he wants Oregon to have what he called "sanctuary counties" for the Second Amendment.
"The same way Oregon has become a sanctuary state for immigration," he said.
Yeah, Ceasefire Oregon. That's another piece of work, right there. I think it's quite ironic that they find something they like in a pre-emption law. Check out their 'plan' for how they can step all over the 2A: https://www.ceasefireoregon.org/our-plan/But Ceasefire Oregon Executive Director Penny Okamoto said there's a fatal flaw in the measure.
"There's an Oregon firearms pre-emption law that states that counties, municipalities, cities actually can't make certain laws regarding certain aspects of firearm sales, ownership, storage," Okamoto said. "So these ordinances or resolutions really are largely very symbolic."
The legality of this ordinance is still in question.
