Measure 114 which narrowly passed in Oregon, is set to take effect Thursday as planned. The new law, said to be the strictest in the nation, will ban ammunition magazines holding more than 10 rounds, as well as require a gun permit to purchase a firearm.
On Tuesday morning, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut has denied a temporary restraining order in a 43-page ruling just two days before the measure is to take effect. Two gun store owners, a gun rights group known as Oregon Firearms Federation, as well as three Oregon sheriffs sued the state for Measure 114 violating constitutional rights.
Immergut has concluded they have failed to demonstrate magazines larger than 10 rounds are necessary for self-defense. She also suggested in her ruling that mass shootings increased greatly after a federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004, noting every mass shooting involving 14 or more deaths, the shooters used weapons that held 10 or more bullets.
“Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate that they will suffer immediate and irreparable harm
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