60,000 registered gun owners? Guns are not registered in Oregon, except NFA weapons. Is that what you're talking about? Because otherwise you make ZERO sense. There are well over 250,000 Concealed Handgun Licensees in Oregon, and from 1 to 2 million gun owners. What does "educated on the measure" mean? And why would anyone who owns guns vote "Yes" on this Charlie Foxtrot?
Typo, I meant 600k estimated. Hard to know the real numbers. And I meant not everyone who owns a gun is against 114. I've even seen hunters make the argument that high capacity mags should be banned. My point is I think everyone assumes all gun owners voted against 114 and I'm guessing that's not the case.
That number must be a typo. There are 311k concealed carriers alone in Oregon.
Seriously, I did voter registration at gunshows for two years right after the passage of I-1639 in Washington. I used to get alot of sour looks and comments from people that did not want politics brought into their life. Many of these people were low information types as I had to explain that there was a gun control initiative that had just passed into law.
I experienced some similar people at gun shows the several months before this election. Pretty surprised about people that didn't want to hear it, or those that wanted to stay and argue for a half hour.
I do. Think kinder, gentler variant of gun owners. The, you don't need..., crowd. The "common sense" gun control, gun owner.
The Jim Zumbo types.
Had to look him up, but exactly. No problem with someone's opinion. They can hunt or shoot what ever they want. Why knowingly block someone else's rights?
:Sigh: I know you're right.
We likely have a few here like that. As stated above.
Very true and I believe a lot of people have become 'attached' to this forum (in an almost 'religious' way) and tend to see it as the primary, defining 'voice' of all Oregon gun owners and have somewhat 'polarized' gun owners into what seems to be 'US' and everyone else is a 'FUDD' when this is hardly the case.
If I am correct it isn't a law until the judge signs it. Seems they don't want to deal with angry customers and returning money. This has been accounted for and law suits already written and will automatically be a lawsuit once the judge signs it. Poor poor poorly written and should be addressed as I am sure it will. I have confidence that it will get abolished but will take time indeed. I made out my wish list soon as I heard about California influence attempting this law in Oregon. So I fulfilled that list as I could for the long time we will be waiting. Native for almost 40 years and decided anyways to find another homebase to retire..Republican of course! Should just nuke Portland metro!
I've heard that a couple of big box sporting goods stores in Oregon are going to stop sell firearms and standard capacity magazines on December 7th because of Measure 114.
As of Monday 11/14, the que was over 10,000 waiting for background checks.Once again gun owners want to get mad at someone who had nothing to do with what is wrong. I have been watching this for years here in WA. When an FFL will not let a gun walk before they get the OK many gun owners want to scream and even boycott. Meanwhile they seem to be fine with the way so many gun owners vote for the mess.
I "suspect" the place mentioned can see that there is going to be a FLOOD of these now as people who again waited too long panic buy. These same people will then often get over the top angry when they get to see the longer and longer delay's. So rather than deal with it they just stopped.
BINGO!!! You win! This is what we are fighting. I see it every day on our Facebook Group, "GGWG Oregon". We have resorted to deleting these defeatist posts (after warnings) because our purpose there is to get gun owners to vote and they bring down the whole discussion. These are the sidewalk superintendents who watch a job being done and tell you what you're doing wrong and that it'll never work, but won't get their own hands dirty.
If you like you are more then welcome to come in and see our pro shop and safe.
