Overview

• An Oregon gun control law, one of the toughest in the nation, has been ruled as violating the state constitution by Circuit Court Judge Robert S. Raschio.
• The law, which requires a criminal background check and a gun safety training course to obtain a permit to buy a firearm, also bans high-capacity magazines.
• The law has been tied up in state and federal court since it was narrowly approved by voters last November.
• Despite a separate federal case ruling the law as lawful under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the law remains on hold due to the state trial ruling.
• Oregon officials would have to win in both state and federal court for the law to take effect.