By Bob Walsh
Oregon Measure 114 has been put on hold from two different sources.
The
Measure had two essential items. One was a ban on "high capacity"
magazines, which are actually standard factory capacity magazines that
hold more than ten rounds. The other was to require a permit to buy a
gun. There are costs associated with the permit and mandatory training
requirements. None of the "infrastructure" is in place to actually do
this.
Federal Judge
Immergut declined to put the matter on hold on it's own merits, but did
put the permit to buy requirement on hold at the request of the state
due to unreasonably short lead time. None of the permit issuing
agencies, the local sheriff's, have a mechanism in place to issue the
permits and none of them have been funded for the costs involved.
However,
Harney County Judge Robert Raschio said put the whole measure on hold
on it's own merits, both the permit to buy and the magazine ban. He
asserted, "Deprivation of fundamental constitutional rights for any
period constitutes irrepairable harm."
The Oregon DOJ intends a prompt appeal of Raschio's decision to the Oregon Supreme Court.
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