I don't know...seems a distinction without a difference. The permitting scheme is unconstitutional whether it starts Thursday or in Feb. There will be no shortage of people with standing either way.
I feel mediocre about the ffl's closing. Many of them profited off the elimination of private sales in 2015.
People will accept it and it will take longer to repeal all of 114. Longer to repeal the magazine restrictions
I'm with you on that for the simple reason that not many had signs up nor contributed to fight against 114. Then again you'd think they'd band together and file a lawsuit but that hasn't happened that I am aware of.
Yes, I bet you are right. Right now, the first three of these are challenges to the measure on its face. After the 8th will likely come the challenges "as-applied" to individual plaintiffs. I think Sportsman's Warehouse is that type of claim.
All four are assigned to the same judge.
I agree. If the judge grants an injunction, she can easily say it is in effect "until further order if this court." If the AG thinks the permit process is far enough along, he can ask the judge to release whatever part he thinks he then has covered. Both sides file briefs, another hearing, and another order…
No, three types of challenges to the measure means just that there are three different arguments in the complaints - has nothing to do with the number of topics in the measure.
Agree on all points. The time in which to make such a claim against the measure based on the one topic rule has likely expired.
That is correct.
I had this same view until I started helping out an FFL. There is much more work involved in handling a transfer than I realized. And now Measure 114 is adding extra steps to the process. Tigard Pawn has been one of the least expensive around at $27 but they are going to have to raise their price and other FFLs will have to do the same.
I bet OSP piles on staff to get that queue down faster. No days off, double shifts, administrative folks making phone calls, etc. They don't want all this landing on them.
Sportsman's Warehouse …
Before the lawsuits were filed, the Governor could have issued a valid executive order that the permitting won't be required until the rules are written, LE is given funding to do their part and the impossible parts are figured out. I expected her to tell OSP to announce they were delaying enforcement until details could be worked out. But once a lawsuit is filed, I think it is out of her hands and up to the judge. That's why the DOJ is suggesting it, because they have been told the permitting can't work by Dec. 8 and they have no arguments it can.
Care to elaborate on what makes it so different to justify the $15-60 increase over the standard 4473 process for those less informed? (Aside from having to check to see if the firearm being transferred was stolen and having to take down the sellers info).
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I don't think anyone is talking about suspending the permit requirement. The state wants to delay it, which would mean that things go on as normal for the next two months or whenever thy enact legislation for funding and implementation. The plaintiffs are asking for an injunction. If the injunction is granted, it goes to court, but everything goes as normal until a decision is made. I believe the hearing is scheduled for March so life goes on until at least then.
Sale item.
