So in just one week,
organs voter approved Measure
114 is set to take effect.
Now there's a chance that Measure 114
does not take effect next Thursday.
That's up to a judge to decide during a
hearing tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM,
so more on that in a minute.
But in case you haven't
been paying attention,
measure 114 is a really strict form of gun
control that will vastly change the way
that guns are bought and sold in Oregon.
Since it narrowly passed in this election,
several lawsuits have been filed, including.
Another one just today by the
National Shooting Sports Foundation.
Here's a recap of what would change
if the law does take effect, anyone,
any people who want to buy a gun
will have to get a permit first.
Those will be issued by
local law enforcement,
but the process to do that is still unclear.
And state police?
They will put that together.
So the steps to getting a permit
include completing a gun safety class
that meets certain requirements
and then submitting to a federal
criminal background check,
which does include getting
your fingerprints taken.
Those permits could cost up to 65
bucks and would be good for five
years if you are denied a permit.
There is an appeal process,
but you're if you're approved for a permit,
there is no limit on the number
of guns you can buy.
These permits would not be
required to own a gun,
only to purchase one,
meaning current legal gun owners do not need
a permit unless they want to buy another gun.
OK.
Measure 114 also bans the sale,
transfer,
and manufacture of ammunition magazines
that hold more than 10 rounds rounds.
With the exception of people being
those who already own these magazines,
they can keep them and use them
in specific locations like your
private property or shooting ranges.
New high capacity magazines
just cannot be made or sold.
Now let's talk more about tomorrow's hearing.
It stems from the first lawsuit
filed against 114,
which wants the measure tossed
out because plaintiffs argued
that it violates their Second
Amendment and due process rights.
Tomorrow's hearing is for a judge to
decide on whether to place an injunction.
Or pause to put the measure on hold
until a ruling can be made on the
constitutionality of the measure.
We'll be watching closely
tomorrow at 10:00 AM to see what
that judge decides to do.
But ahead of that hearing,
Oregon's Attorney general filed a 42
page response urging the judge to allow
the measure to become law next week,
saying that any pause to the
measure would lead to, quote,
unnecessary deaths.
Plaintiffs have targeted the high
capacity magazine section of the measure,
arguing that.
Without them,
law abiding gun owners will be at a
disadvantage when confronting criminals.
The AG contends that magazines hold
more than 10 rounds are that that
hold more than 10 rounds are not
arms protected by the 2nd Amendment,
and that current gun owner owners
involved in the lawsuit will not be
harmed if the measure becomes law writing.
Plaintiffs can continue to keep and
bear the arms they currently possess,
which is enough to protect
their Second Amendment rights.
For the pendency of this litigation,
the Attorney General's office.
Also disagrees that measure 114 violates
the due process rights of the plaintiffs,
saying that people who already own
high capacity magazines can keep them
and use them in certain instances
they're not being taken away.
Quote The law does not punish past purchases,
only future conduct legislation.
Readjusting rights and burdens of such
ownership is not unlawful solely because
it upsets otherwise settled expectations.
Now when the Attorney General's office what
they did not talk about though in this.
Filing is what's being done by state
police or local law enforcement to
actually get that permit process up
and running in just a matter of days.
In fact,
even today the Eugene Police Department
came out and flatly said it will
not have the permitting process
in place by next Thursday,
but says it is working with state police,
the Association of Chiefs of Police
and the States Sheriff's Association
to implement a permit system
as soon as possible.
In that same statement,
the Police Department pointed
to numerous questions.
About measure 114 that still need
answering from the state and the courts.
Answers that have to be found in just
seven days unless the judge puts the
measure on hold during tomorrow's hearing.
So stay tuned on for that.
We'll still to come on the story.