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Oregon: IP 43 is dead.
Dads3040
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For those who have been following this initiative, this morning the Oregon Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the ballot title was misleading as we had argued.
The opinion says they cannot use politically charged yet not clearly defined terms like 'Assault Weapon' and 'High Capacity Magazine'.
In the short term this runs out the clock on the initiative. It cannot qualify for the November ballot.
Long term having those terms basically banninated from future use is going to seriously F' up the emotional bleeting from the sheep.
BTW, if anyone has wondered where I have been hiding... I been kinda busy with this. I guess it's been worth it. [8D]
The opinion says they cannot use politically charged yet not clearly defined terms like 'Assault Weapon' and 'High Capacity Magazine'.
In the short term this runs out the clock on the initiative. It cannot qualify for the November ballot.
Long term having those terms basically banninated from future use is going to seriously F' up the emotional bleeting from the sheep.
BTW, if anyone has wondered where I have been hiding... I been kinda busy with this. I guess it's been worth it. [8D]
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Dont give those commies an inch!
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
They will not stop, and we can't either.
quote:The Oregon Supreme Court ordered changes Wednesday to the ballot title of an initiative that would ban the sale of many semiautomatic guns and high-capacity ammunition magazines in the state.
It's a setback for the Portland-area clergy behind Initiative Petition 43, who have just over a week to gather the 88,184 signatures necessary to get it on the November ballot. The signature deadline is July 6, and they cannot begin gathering signatures until the ballot title is finalized.
In an opinion issued Wednesday morning, the court said Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum must revise the summary of the initiative that would be put before voters in November.
Several gun rights and hunting groups appealed to the Oregon Supreme Court to modify the ballot title, saying the use of such terms as "assault weapons" and "large capacity magazines" is misleading.
The ballot title now reads: "Prohibits 'Assault Weapons' (Defined), 'Large Capacity Magazines' (Defined), Unless Registered With State Police. Criminal Penalties."
The court agreed with the gun rights and hunting groups that "assault weapons" is an imprecise term that could be interpreted in different ways and that the attorney general's reference to the definition within the full text of Initiative Petition 43 was not adequate to explain the effect.
Chief Justice Thomas Balmer wrote: "We conclude that the (ballot title) caption could accurately state that the proposed measure would criminalize the possession and transfer of many semiautomatic weapons, as well as magazines holding over 10 rounds."
The ban would apply to certain semiautomatic rifles and pistols capable of accommodating detachable magazines and have other military-style features, such as a collapsible stock or grenade launcher, plus some semiautomatic shotguns. Military and law enforcement employees who are required to carry firearms would be exempt, as would retailers and manufacturers who supply those agencies.
Initiative Petition 43 would allow existing owners of such weapons to keep them if they passed a criminal background check and registered with the Oregon State Police in order to keep the firearms.
The court said the attorney general's office must also make clear that the exception would apply only to weapons people owned at the time the initiative would take effect.
One of the initiative's chief petitioners, Rabbi Michael Cahana of Congregation Beth Israel, declined to comment Wednesday on the outlook for the initiative. Supporters of the initiative, who call their campaign "Lift Every Voice," are planning a press conference on Thursday morning.
I helped gather a bunch of petition signatures on this side, but I imagine you were right in the thick of it.
Thanks again!
Might
"Fools learn from their own mistakes. I learn from the mistakes of others"
Otto von Bismarck
I am about at the point if another guy with a $10000 trap gun tells me he doesn't want to contribute because it isn't his problem since he doesn't have one of those there new-fangled AR things...you are gonna read about me in the news. [:(!]
I'll bet ol' Kate is fit to be tied! [^]
Good.[:D]
It has been a battle. I have been helping with media and crafting arguments some, but mostly reaching into pockets to get bucks to pay the attorneys.
I am about at the point if another guy with a $10000 trap gun tells me he doesn't want to contribute because it isn't his problem since he doesn't have one of those there new-fangled AR things...you are gonna read about me in the news. [:(!]
I don't live in Oregon but thank you for your good work. It's everyone's problem.
quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
It has been a battle. I have been helping with media and crafting arguments some, but mostly reaching into pockets to get bucks to pay the attorneys.
I am about at the point if another guy with a $10000 trap gun tells me he doesn't want to contribute because it isn't his problem since he doesn't have one of those there new-fangled AR things...you are gonna read about me in the news. [:(!]
I don't live in Oregon but thank you for your good work. It's everyone's problem.
Everybody needs to be on watch. Lots of states have things going on or have already passed them.