Baker County Sheriff addresses Measure 114
By Garrett Christensen on Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
BAKER COUNTY – (Release from the Baker County Sheriff’s Office) With the passage of Measure 114 by a majority of Oregon voters, I have been fielding several questions along with many concerns about the measure. I’m frustrated just like many of you are. I fully expect legal challenges to be filed in our court systems regarding some or all of the components of Measure 114.
As the measure currently stands, after January 15, 2023, a permit will be required by law to purchase a firearm in Oregon. Unfortunately, this requires the state to create infrastructure that does not yet exist and coordination among numerous government entities with different administrative structures. In spite of these obstacles, the Baker County Sheriff’s Office is working in collaboration with fellow law enforcement agencies to include the Baker City Police Department to ensure people have the ability to obtain a permit to purchase firearms.
Measure 114 also limits magazine capacity. The Baker County Sheriff’s Office will not focus investigations on magazine capacity issues.
There are many unknowns with this measure, and we will provide updates as they develop.
Travis Ash
Baker County Sheriff
