Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — On Tuesday, the Oregon House passed HB 2005, or the “gun violence prevention bill.” It aims to crack down on so-called ghost guns, would raise the age to purchase certain firearms, and ...
Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) CLARK COUNTY, Wash. (KGW) — With the stroke of a pen Tuesday morning, House Bill 1240 became law and Washington state became the 10th in the nation to ban the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles. “This ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A bill that would ban certain semi-automatic firearms in Washington State could soon become law. On Wednesday, Washington State lawmakers passed a bill that bans the sale, import, and manufacture of guns defined as “assault weapons.” The ...
LAKE COUNTY, Ore.– The Lake County Sheriff’s Office seized 35 firearms and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition from two properties in Christmas Valley. According to the sheriff’s office, two search warrants were served on Buffalo Wells Road that led ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Attorney General is asking the Oregon Supreme Court to step in and allow at least part of Measure 114 to go into effect. A Harney County judge issued an injunction last ...
HARNEY COUNTY, Ore. – A federal judge has entirely blocked Oregon Measure 114, which would have significantly tightened the state’s gun laws. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the law was passed by voters in November on a narrow margin and has ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A Harney County judge has issued a preliminary injunction that will block enforcement of the high-capacity magazine ban in Oregon’s Measure 114 until a full trial can be held. The ban on magazines ...
Author: Blair Best, KGW Staff, Anthony Macuk (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A Harney County judge who blocked Measure 114 from going into effect last week has extended the halt for the time being, citing a need for future hearings ...
Author: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Thursday was supposed to be the day that Oregon’s Measure 114 went into effect, but the matter remains on hold due to a court order out of Harney County in ...
SALEM, Ore. – A new firearm purchase permit application is now available for Oregonians, even though the legislation requiring it remains in limbo. Oregon Measure 114 was passed by voters in the November election. It bans magazines that hold more ...