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Oregon Ballot Measure 114, the Reduction of Gun Violence Act, [1] is an Oregon state initiative that was narrowly approved by voters on November 8, 2022. [2] It changes gun laws in Oregon to require a permit to purchase or acquire a firearm, and to ban the sale, transfer, and importation of magazines that "are capable of holding" more than ten rounds of ammunition. [3]
The assault weapons ban tried to address public concern about mass shootings while limiting the impact on recreational firearms use. [15]: 1–2 In November 1993, the ban passed the United States Senate. The author of the ban, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and other advocates said that it was a weakened version of the original proposal. [16]
Congressman Jim Moran (D - VA) speaking at an event for Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Everytown for Gun Safety is an American non-profit organization which advocates for gun control and against gun violence. [ 7 ] Everytown was formed in 2013 due to a merger between Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
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Last March, the state Legislature passed a law meant to slow efforts to ban books in Washington's K-12 schools. The new law forbids public schools, charter schools and some tribal schools from ...
Yes. S 265.00, S 265.02. Possession of assault weapons is prohibited, except for those legally possessed on January 15, 2013 and registered with the state by January 15, 2014 or classified as an antique assault weapon. New York City, Buffalo, Albany, and Rochester have enacted their own assault weapon bans.
[55] [84] The district court denied the plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction to block the ban in March 2019. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] In March 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted a temporary stay that applies only to the plaintiff, [ 87 ] but ultimately upheld the denial of a preliminary injunction. [ 88 ]