“Oregon is not a liberal state, it is a libertarian state.”
Wrong. If it was a libertarian State as you suggest, the move towards increasing gun control would be in the opposite direction, even to the point of Constitutional Carry. Libertarians tend to be 110% in favor of the 2nd Amendment.
Oregon is not just a liberal State, it is a Progressive State — 3 of its 5 House Members are in the House Progressive Caucus.
Oregon IS a constitutional carry state. Has been my entire life.
The Republican Party in Oregon is as useful as teats on a boar. The evangelicals own the OR GOP and to be frank, that turns a lot of people off. The reason why the Dems own Oregon politically, is that there is simply no viable alternative.