Oregon Supreme Court Requires Changes to Dangerous Infringement Referendum

AmmoLand ^ | 8 March, 2020 | Dean Weingarten

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On March 5, 2020, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled the dangerous referendum to require guns to be locked up, and to bypass ordinary protections of tort law where firearms are concerned, had a ballot title caption and “yes” result which did not comply with state law. From justia.com:

In consolidated cases, petitioners sought judicial review of the Oregon Attorney General’s certified ballot title for Initiative Petition 40 (2020) (IP 40). If enacted, IP 40 would establish requirements for securing firearms, reporting the loss or theft of firearms, and supervising minors’ use of firearms. It would also establish consequences for violating those requirements, including strict liability for injuries caused by use of the firearms involved in the violations. After review, the Oregon Supreme Court concluded the ballot title’s caption and “yes” result statement did not substantially comply with the applicable statutory requirements. Therefore, the Court referred the ballot title to the Attorney General for modification.

The court ruled the ballot title and the “yes” result did not adequately describe the effects of passing the ballot referendum, Initiative Petition 40 (2020) (IP40).

There were several petitioners seeking review of the ballot title, which had been certified by the Attorney General.

The Attorney General is faced with a difficult task. The ballot title is required to be 15 words or less.

The Oregon Supreme Court describes some of the problems with the ballot title and the “yes” result.  You can read their decision here. The appendix includes IP40.

The Oregon referendum is a cunning attack on the right to keep and bear arms.  It moves to chill the right of the people to keep and bear arms by attaching enormous civil liability to the ownership of firearms and to restrict the ways in which firearms may

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The Oregon referendum is a cunning attack on the right to keep arms as you see fit, disguised as a safety measure.

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Interesting that in answer to the deficiencies claimed, the AG’s answer was always, “That’s the best I could do with 15 words or less.” What a lazy response. Is the AG a Soros purchased official who doesn’t actually know how to do the job?

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Years ago, when we lived in Oregon, there were several unpopular ballot measures so worded that if you voted “No,” you were really voting “Yes.” Typical lying Oregon bureaucrats.