Oregon Age Discrimination Suit Over Guns Should Be Slam Dunk Win

By Ammoland

By Eugene Volokh. This article first appeared on Reason.com.
Oregon law generally bans discrimination in selling goods based on age, so this lawsuit looks like a winner.

Oregon – -(Ammoland.com)- The case against Dick’s Sporting Goods — which raises the claim discussed here last week — is Watson v. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., just filed yesterday in Jackson County (Oregon) Circuit Court; the Oregonian (Aimee Green)reports that the same plaintiff also filed a lawsuit against Walmart.

Oregon is one of the states that bans retailers from discriminating based on age against customers age 18 and above. The Oregon statute says it generally applies to any person who is “of age,” which appears to mean 18, the age of majority in Oregon, at least for those products that are legal to sell to 18-to-20-year-olds (as long guns are in Oregon). Indeed, the statute specifically mentions alcohol and marijuana sellers for special treatment, but makes no such special provision for gun sellers:

659A.403 Discrimination in place of public accommodation prohibited. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) …Read the Rest

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