Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan says her office won’t enforce Oregon’s newly passed gun control law.
QUICK FACTS:
- Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan said her office will not be enforcing Oregon’s new “high capacity” magazine ban.
- The ban comes through Ballot Measure 114, which not only limits the number of magazines purchased but also requires Oregon residents to acquire a $65 permit in order to obtain a firearm.
- “I want to send a clear message to Linn County residents that the Linn County Sheriff’s Office is NOT going to be enforcing magazine capacity limits,” Duncan said.
- “I want to ensure anything we do or don’t do will not hinder gun owners’ rights to purchase firearms, intentionally or unintentionally,” the sheriff continued.
LINN COUNTY SHERIFF MICHELLE DUNCAN ON OREGON’S NEW GUN LAW:
“This is a terrible law for gunowners, crime victims, and public safety,” Duncan said.
BACKGROUND:
- A report released from ‘Bearing Arms‘ indicated Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114 was heavily funded by out-of-state donors.
- Bearing Arms noted that “five individuals and organizations account for $1.53 million of the $2.4 million that the anti-gun PAC has raked in… and none of the five biggest contributors live in Oregon.”
- The two largest donors of the gun control bill reside in Seattle, Washington.
- Duncan says she is “hopeful” that the passing of the measure “will result in an immediate lawsuit against it” and there is going to be a lot to “sort out” on how the law will impact the residents, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, and other police agencies in Oregon.
