Oregon
Tough Oregon gun law faces legal challenge, could be delayed
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Midterm voters in Oregon narrowly handed one of many hardest gun management legal guidelines within the nation, buoying the hopes of gun management supporters, however the brand new permit-to-purchase mandate and ban on high-capacity magazines now faces a lawsuit that would put it on ice simply days earlier than it’s set to take impact.
A federal decide in Portland will hear oral arguments Friday on whether or not Measure 114, which is scheduled to enter legislation Dec. 8, violates Individuals’ constitutionally protected proper to bear arms. Relying on the result, the groundbreaking legislation might be delayed for months or longer as it really works its manner by means of the courts, authorized specialists mentioned.
The Oregon poll measure is a part of a nationwide development of gun coverage being determined by voters as a result of “important reform is stalled and that has put all of the battles over gun management and gun security on the state stage,” mentioned Adam Winkler, a constitutional legislation professor and knowledgeable in gun coverage on the College of California, Los Angeles College of Legislation.
“Poll measures are a technique for folks to grab the reins of policy-making. Folks can act for themselves to alter the legislation and on a difficulty like gun security there’s a actually rising and energetic gun security motion in America,” he mentioned. “That’s not one thing we most likely would have mentioned 20 years in the past.”
Measure 114, which handed by a slim majority in November, was born out of concern in regards to the 2018 mass taking pictures in Parkland, Florida and gained public momentum final spring following massacres at a grocery retailer in Buffalo, N.Y. and at an elementary faculty in Uvalde, Texas, mentioned Mark Knutson, chairman of the interfaith Raise Each Voice Oregon marketing campaign and pastor at Portland’s Augustana Lutheran Church.
“The arc of the ethical universe is bending in the direction of justice, and justice in the present day goes to be ending gun violence on this nation,” he mentioned. “That’s why I belief this course of will work … and a 12 months and a half, two years from now, it’ll be 70% of the inhabitants saying this was the correct factor to do — not the 51% that handed it.”
The most important authorized flash level is a ban on magazines over 10 rounds until they’re owned by legislation enforcement or a navy member or have been owned earlier than the measure’s passage. Those that already personal high-capacity magazines can solely possess them of their houses or use them at a firing vary, in taking pictures competitions or for searching as allowed by state legislation after the measure takes impact.
The legislation additionally requires gun consumers to acquire a allow to buy a brand new gun. Allow candidates should take a state-approved, hands-on gun security coaching course with reside or dry rounds, submit a photograph ID and bear fingerprinting and a felony background test. The state will maintain a listing of permit-holders that’s exempt from public disclosure; the $65 permits can be good for 5 years and can be utilized to purchase a number of weapons in that five-year interval with a contemporary background test.
The lawsuit filed by the Oregon Firearms Federation, an area sheriff and a gun retailer proprietor asks the court docket to declare the legislation unconstitutional and subject an injunction to forestall it from going into impact subsequent week. Alternatively, the plaintiffs search a partial order on the high-capacity journal ban.
John Kaempf, lawyer for the plaintiffs, declined to remark earlier than Friday’s listening to.
His submitting cites a U.S. Supreme Courtroom ruling in June which struck down a New York legislation that positioned limits on carrying weapons outdoors the house. That 6-3 ruling indicated a shift in the best way the nation’s excessive court docket will consider Second Modification infringement claims and resulted within the court docket sending an analogous ban on high-capacity magazines in California again to a decrease court docket for overview.
Authorized specialists say Oregon’s ban on high-capacity magazines will face the identical scrutiny and the court docket may also take an in depth take a look at Oregon’s “allow to buy” mandate to find out if the extra steps now required to achieve entry to firearms are additionally a Second Modification violation, mentioned Norman Williams, a constitutional legislation professor at Willamette College School of Legislation in Salem, Oregon.
Whereas supporters of Measure 114 have cited the current mass shootings in Colorado and Virginia as additional proof the legislation is required and well timed, Williams says that probably gained’t have a lot bearing on the courts’ rulings on this case.
“It’s going to take the federal courts months, if not years, to type out what components of Measure 114 are constitutional and what components, if any, aren’t … and I believe that is the kind of measure that the U.S. Supreme Courtroom itself may need some curiosity in reviewing,” he mentioned.
“Proponents of gun security laws, in emphasizing the persevering with gun violence in our society, are in some sense making an argument that doesn’t resonate with the federal judges contemplating the constitutionality of those measures.”
Particulars in regards to the allow course of and hands-on coaching are nonetheless being labored out and a few native businesses have complained they don’t have the finances or workers essential to implement the legislation’s provisions. A number of native sheriffs have mentioned publicly they gained’t implement the legislation of their jurisdictions.
State lawmakers are prone to advance laws to help the legislation’s implementation and supply funding within the upcoming session, mentioned Elizabeth McKanna, chair of the Measure 114 legislative committee.
The uncertainty round Measure 114′s future has pushed a surge in firearms gross sales that started after it handed as gun homeowners fear they won’t be capable of get hold of a brand new allow for weeks or months if some or all of it goes into impact.
As of this week, Oregon State Police had greater than 35,000 pending background test transactions for gun purchases and was averaging 3,000 requests a day in comparison with lower than 900 a day the week earlier than Measure 114 handed, in line with company knowledge. On Black Friday, the company acquired 6,000 background test requests alone, OSP Capt. Kyle Kennedy mentioned in an electronic mail.
Shaun Lacasse, vice chairman of The Gun Room Inc., mentioned the rise in background checks displays the rise in gun gross sales he’s seen at his retailer in response to anxiousness in regards to the impacts of the brand new legislation.
“How lengthy is it going to take for all of that system to get began and be carried out? It’s going to be months — many many months — earlier than the primary permits are even going to have the ability to be issued,” mentioned Lacasse, who mentioned gross sales at his Portland enterprise have not less than quadrupled because the legislation handed.
“We don’t how lengthy we’re going to should be in purgatory till that is all sorted out.”
In the meantime, OSP is “working diligently” with native legislation enforcement businesses to implement the legislation subsequent week, Kennedy mentioned.
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Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon under a high wind watch Monday and Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a high wind watch at 9:29 p.m. on Sunday valid from Monday 4 p.m. until Tuesday 10 a.m. for Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon.
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No. 1 Oregon will face No. 8 Ohio State in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.
With the rematch officially set, we’re taking a look back at the path the Ducks (13-0) took to reach the CFP as the top seed.
The season began with a clunky 24-14 win over Idaho. The right side of the offensive line was responsible for multiple penalties and three sacks to an FCS opponent that made for an unnecessarily difficult opener, even as Dillon Gabriel threw for 380 yards with two touchdowns to Tez Johnson.
Special teams rescued the Ducks in a 37-34 comeback over Boise State. Ashton Jeanty had 192 yards and three touchdowns to legitimize his Heisman candidacy. An 85-yard punt return touchdown by Johnson and a 100-yard kickoff return by Noah Whittington and recovery in the end zone by Jayden Limar erased a fourth quarter deficit. The offensive line made constant changes while allowing four sacks and committing five penalties in the unit’s most disjointed performance in years.
The early issues up front were gone as Iapani Laloulu took over at center in a 49-14 plastering of Oregon State. Gabriel threw for two touchdowns and ran for one as the offense gained 546 yards with 10 plays of 20-plus. The defense shutdown the Beavers ground game in the second half and UO secured its first win in Corvallis since 2018.
Following its first bye week of the season, Oregon officially opened Big Ten play at UCLA with a 34-13 rout at the Rose Bowl. A 28-3 lead was more than enough for the Ducks to coast and they held the Bruins to just 47 rushing yards.
Jordan James and Jordan Burch took center stage in a 31-10 Friday night drubbing of Michigan State at Autzen Stadium. James had 166 yards and a touchdown and Burch had 2.5 sacks and recovered a fumble. Two red zone interceptions by Gabriel made things briefly more competitive but the Ducks pulled away to setup a clash of undefeated titans.
The Oct. 12 game with Ohio State lived up to the billing as the top game of the season. There were seven lead changes in the 32-31 Ducks win over the Buckeyes, who were driving in the closing seconds and Will Howard slid at the UO 26 with time expiring. A deliberate 12 men on the field penalty by Oregon led to an in-season rules interpretation by the NCAA and provided further evidence of Dan Lanning’s preparation relative to Ryan Day. Even without Burch, who suffered a knee injury two days before the game, the Ducks were able to generate some pressure on Howard.
A Friday night trip to West Lafayette, Ind. will be remembered as Oregon’s first shutout since 2012. Purdue was hapless, throwing for less than 100 yards. Even with Traeshon Holden suspended and Terrance Ferguson out following an appendectomy, the Ducks were vastly better in every facet.
A 38-9 blowout of Illinois was filled with physicality in all phases. The defense had seven tackles for loss with three sacks, two interceptions and eight pass breakups to help build a 35-3 halftime lead.
Ferguson and Burch returned in a 38-17 beat down of Michigan at the Big House. The Ducks also suffered injuries to Johnson and Marcus Harper II but still managed to gain 470 yards and did not allow a sack against one of the best defensive lines in college football.
Gabriel broke the NCAA career touchdown record in a 39-18 win over Maryland. A season-high 12 penalties, particularly a couple of pass interference calls in the end zone, made the game more competitive than it truly was and Burch sprained his ankle.
Another fourth quarter comeback was required to escape Wisconsin with a 16-13 win. Gabriel found Ferguson on fourth and nine to open the fourth quarter and the defense closed it out with back-to-back three-and-outs, a fourth down stop and interception by Matayo Uiagalelei to cap an eighth straight conference win in as many weeks.
The second bye week allowed for Johnson to return for a 49-21 rout of Washington to cap a 12-0 regular season with Dan Lanning’s first win in the rivalry. Burch had 2.5 of Oregon’s 10 sacks and Uiagalelei had two. The Huskies ran for just 43 yards and could not stretch the field vertically.
A battle of top 10 defenses instead was a shootout in the Big Ten championship game, which Oregon won over Penn State 45-37 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Gabriel threw four touchdowns, with three going to tight ends, and the defense had two interceptions to help secure the conference title, No. 1 seed in the CFP and Rose Bowl berth.
CFP quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl
- Who: No. 1 Oregon Ducks (13-0) vs. No. 8 Ohio State (11-2)
- When: Wednesday, Jan. 1
- Time: 2 p.m. PT
- Where: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- TV channel: ESPN
- Stream: You can watch this game live for FREE with Fubo (free trial) or by signing up for Sling (cheapest streaming plans, $25 off your first month). If you already have cable, you can also watch this game live on Watch ESPN with your cable or satellite provider login information.
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The Oregon Ducks will face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. The Buckeyes handled business in the first round of the College Football Playoff and will now face the Ducks in the quarterfinals. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. PT on New Year’s Day.
What do the Vegas oddsmakers say about the upcoming matchup between Oregon and Ohio State?
The Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes will play in the Rose Bowl for a trip to the College Football Playoff semifinals. The Buckeyes are coming off a 42-17 dismantling of the Tennessee Volunteers in the first round of the CFP. That performance was enough for Ohio State to now be a slight favorite over the No. 1 ranked Oregon Ducks.
It’s nearly a pick ‘em, but Ohio State is a one-point favorite as of now. The over/under is set at 53.5 points.
The odds makers have loved the Buckeyes all season, and they still do. Not only is Ohio State a slight favorite over Oregon, they also have better odds to win the national championship.
Texas is the overall favorite to win the national championship with odds of +340. Ohio State has the second best odds of +380. Oregon is third with odds of +400.
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Oregon and Ohio State treated the country to one of the best games of the 2024 regular season when they played in October. The Ducks outlasted the Buckeyes in a 32-31 thriller at Autzen Stadium in Eugene.
The Ducks were underdogs in that game too, but prevailed and won outright. Now, the two will play against each other in the “Granddaddy of Them All” in the Rose Bowl. The winner will play the winner of the Texas-Arizona State game in the semi-finals.
What are the other games in the quarterfinal slate?
The quarterfinals in the College Football Playoff will kick off when No. 3 Boise State plays No. 6 Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl at 4:30 p.m. PT on Dec. 31.
The New Year will start off with No. 5 Texas and No. 4 Arizona State in the Peach Bowl at 10 a.m. PT on Jan. 1.
Following the Rose Bowl between Oregon and Ohio State to finish off the quarterfinals is No. 2 Georgia and No. 7 Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl at 5:45 p.m. PT on New Year’s Day.
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