COQUILLE, Ore. — Voters in Coos County overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that seeks to prohibit enforcement of new gun laws.
With most votes counted in Tuesday’s election, the initiative was passing 61 percent to 39 percent.
It follows a new state law that requires background checks for private, person-to-person gun sales.
The measure seeks to prohibit the use of county funds to enforce the background-check mandate or other new gun restrictions that may pass in the future. It also directs the sheriff to determine whether gun laws violate the state or U.S. constitutions.