State petitions OR Supreme Court to overturn Harney County judge’s orders blocking gun control Measure 114 – By Maxine Bernstein (The Oregonian/OregonLive) / Jan 13, 20223
The state attorney general Friday petitioned the Oregon Supreme Court to either throw out rulings by a Harney County judge that block gun control Measure 114 from taking effect or direct him to explain why they should stand.
Assistant Attorney General Robert A. Koch argued in court filings that intervention by the state’s high court is necessary to allow “the will of the people of Oregon” to proceed.
In November, the measure narrowly passed with 50.7% of the vote. The measure calls for a permit to buy a gun and a criminal background check to be completed before a gun can be sold or transferred. It also restricts the sale, manufacture and use of magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Absent the state Supreme Court’s intervention, voters’ efforts to combat an “epidemic of gun violence” will be thwarted because the gun control measure’s regulations could be on hold for months or years until a final court ruling is made on the constitutionality of its restrictions.
