Starrett v. CITY OF PORTLAND EX REL. STATE

Plaintiff, who is licensed to carry a concealed handgun, brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief against defendant City of Portland (the city). Plaintiff alleged that the city unlawfully allows private lessees of public property to prohibit people licensed to carry concealed handguns from doing so at events on the leased property. The trial court granted the city’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the action. Plaintiff appeals, and we affirm.

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff. In November 2001, the city enacted an ordinance contracting…