Maybe Oregon as a liberal haven, truly understands the need for the 2nd Amendment. Salute !!!

Daily Signal:  Nearly a month after a tragic mass shooting shook Umpqua Community College, a rural Oregon county roughly two hours west of the school passed a measure directing the sheriff to bypass state and federal gun laws if he judges them unconstitutional.  Coos County residents smoothly approved the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance Tuesday with more than 60 percent voting for its passage. The ordinance bars public employees from using county funds to enforce any laws the sheriff deems unconstitutional.
It also prohibits enforcement of Oregon’s recent law requiring background checks on private gun transfers, including transactions between friends. County employees who violate the measure could face a $2,000 fine.
Rob Taylor, a retired optician who sponsored the measure, said the residents he spoke to while helping collect nearly 2,000 signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot were “thrilled” about it.
“We are a big gun ownership area. Coos County has the highest percentage of concealed carry licenses in the entire state,” Taylor told The Daily Signal. “They’re tired of having their rights eroded, and not just under the Second Amendment, all of their rights, so they were thrilled that somebody was trying to do something about it.”
The National Rifle Association said the measure’s passage reflected a uniform sentiment among gun owners in the U.S.
“The ordinance passed in Coos County is a sign of the frustration law-abiding gun owners are feeling all across the country.” NRA spokesman Lars Dalseide told The Daily Signal.

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  1. "prohibits enforcement of Oregon’s recent law requiring background checks" - sounds like a great idea.

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    1. First, Oregon is in the "liberal" camp. Second, this proclamation is not against background checks, only those background checks that are worded in such a way as to be unconstitutional.

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