Things
Change
Fast
12.06.2022
As
you
know,
this
morning
a
Federal
judge
denied
a
restraining
order
on
Measure
114
claiming
that
standard
magazines
are
not
protected,
not
often
used
in
self
defense,
and
are
probably
not
constitutional.
Although
we
think
her
positions
are
100%
wrong,
that
will
be
an
argument
for
another
day.
While
declaring
that
Measure
114
could
go
into
effect,
she
also
delayed
the
implementation
of
the
“permit
to
purchase”
part
of
the
measure
for
30
days.
The
State
had
asked
for
60
days,
right
after
telling
the
court
they
would
be
ready
to
go
by…
Thursday.
Of
course,
it’s
absurd
to
think
this
train
wreck
could
be
cleaned
up
and
operational
in
30
days.
But
that
was
apparently
of
no
interest
to
the
judge.
Her
order
would
lead
to
crushing
firearm’s
retailers,
endangering
anyone
with
a
standard
magazine,
and
outlawing
the
sale
of
most
shotguns
while
turning
most
existing
shotguns
into
contraband
(because
their
tubular
mags
are
capable
of
holding
more
than
10
rounds.)
And
the
postponement
of
the
permit
process
accomplished
virtually
nothing
since
all
the
other
elements
were
still
in
place.
So
thousands
of
Oregonians
would
still
be
denied
the
guns
they
paid
for
and
have
not
gotten,
the
police
would
still
be
in
an
impossible
situation,
and
gun
owners
with
standard
magazines
still
faced
jail
time.The
measure
is
still
a
complete
failure
and
Oregon
gun
owners
were
still
facing
an
almost
complete
elimination
of
their
rights.
Then,
this
afternoon,
a
county
judge
in
Harney
County
changed
everything
by
issuing
his
own
temporary
restraining
order
against
the
measure,
putting
it
on
hold.
We
can
thank
Gun
Owners
of
America
for
that
as
they
were
the
only
ones
to
file
in
state
court.
So
while
the
Federal
Judge
did
nothing
to
stop
114,
an
Oregon
Judge
did.
As
you
might
expect,
the
State
announced
immediately
that
they
would
seek
to
undo
the
county
judge’s
ruling
as
quickly
as
they
could.
But
for
right
now,
114
is
on
ice.
Based
on
what
we
saw
today,
that
could
change
any
minute.
The
Federal
cases
are
still
moving
forward.
The
refusal
of
the
judge
in
Federal
Court
to
place
a
stay
on
the
measure
does
not
change
the
fact
that
it
will
be
going
to
court
to
determine
whether
it
is
actually
constitutional. So
that
part
is
unchanged.
How
all
the
cases
in
play,
and
the
order
from
the
County
Judge,
will
determine
the
outcome
remains
to
been
seen. We
are,
of
course,
deeply
troubled
by
the
ruling
that
came
out
of
the
Federal
Court
today.
We
are
also
grateful
for
the
opposing
ruling
from
the
Harney
County
Judge
this
afternoon.
But
no
matter
what,
there
is a
long
way
to
go.
One
more
factor
will
be
thrown
into
the
mix.
Tomorrow,
a
Senate
Committee
in
Salem
will
be
holding
an
“informational”
hearing
on
the
implementation
of
the
measure.
Even
the
extremists
who
promoted
the
measure
have
noted
that
it
is
such
garbage
that
the
legislature
will
have
to
clean
it
up.
And
we
fully
expect
the
legislature
to
make
changes
when
they
come
back
into
session
in
January. That
could
change
everything. But
the
one
positive
thing
about
that
is
when
it
gets
into
their
hands,
they
will
be
accountable.
There
is
little
anyone
can
do
when
a
judge
comes
up
with
a
dangerous
and
damaging
order.
But
legislators
have
to
answer
to
the
voters
and
that
gives
us
another
chance
to
undo
some
of
the
damage
“Lift
Every
Voice”
did
with
their
hateful
measure.
You
can
watch
the
hearing
live
here
at
8.30
Wednesday
morning.
(They
are
NOT
taking
public
testimony.)
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/mediaplayer?clientID=4879615486&eventID=2022121017
Here
is
information
on
the
committee.
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021I1/Committees/SJD110/Overview
No
matter
what
else
happens,
be
prepared
to
make
your
voices
heard
in
the
legislature.
You
can
view
this
post
in a
browser
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