US judge gives initial victory to Oregon's tough new gun law

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Portland delivered an initial victory Tuesday to proponents of a sweeping gun-control measure approved by Oregon voters, allowing a ban on the sale and transfer of new high-capacity magazines to take effect this week while giving law enforcement more time to set up a system for permits that will now be required to buy or transfer a gun.

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted a 30-day delay before the permit-to-purchase mandate takes effect, but did not quash it entirely as gun rights advocates had wanted and allowed the other provisions of the law — including the high-capacity magazine ban — to take effect Thursday.

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed papers with the court late Sunday seeking a delay in the implementation of the permitting portion of the new law after law enforcement agencies submitted sworn statements saying they could not be ready in time.

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By GILLIAN FLACCUS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-oregon-portland-gun-politics-law-enforcement-agencies-cb12ab7433aa06eabfed196a4a955d57

[Mme. Defarge]

1. Yay! I voted for it .

Now, fingers crossed…

[fleabiscuit]

4. +2 for our house. nt

[melm00se]

2. This situation

The Oregon State Police reported more than 35,000 pending background check transactions for gun purchases as of last week...

that is the concern.

The failure of the OSP to staff for the volume of background checks could be viewed as a backdoor form of gun control. This kind of situation is exactly why the >3 day deadline was implemented.

If you apply some thought I am sure how exactly this could be abused by a partisan bureaucrat to drive their agenda forward will occur to you.

[iluvtennis]

3. woohoo Colorado - good stuff!

[Mme. Defarge]

5. Alas,

now a Harney County Circuit judge has put it on hold.