PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge is set to decide whether a gun control law approved by voters in November violates the state’s constitution in a trial scheduled to start Monday.
Circuit Court Judge Robert S. Raschio will preside over the trial this week in Harney County, a vast rural area in southeastern Oregon.
The ruling tossed aside a balancing test judges had long used to decide whether to uphold gun laws.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide this fall whether some decisions have gone too far.
In a separate federal case over the Oregon measure, a judge in July ruled it was lawful under the U.S. Constitution.
Persons:
Robert S, Raschio, Karin J, Immergut, ”, Giffords
Organizations:
Supreme, U.S, U.S . Constitution, U.S . Constitution . U.S, Oregon Firearms Federation, Circuit, Appeals, Giffords
Locations:
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