Lane County won’t enforce new firearm background check law
EUGENE, Ore. – Lane County won’t enforce a new state law requiring background checks on all private firearm sales.
The County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 not to enforce the law. Commissioner Pete Sorenson was the lone opposition to the motion.
Lane County didn’t say no to this law for the hell of it, they came up with some very good reasons why they wouldn’t enforce the gun control.
- Constituents feel it is an obvious violation of rights afforded by the Second Amendment
- This form of gun control is difficult to enforce, you would think “private gun sales” are hardly done at the farmers market
- Prosecution of citizens who break this law would be far too expensive
So not only does the law infringe on people’s Second Amendment rights, but it also places a huge burden on Oregon’s local governments.
We essentially have a law that takes away constitutional rights, hampers the effectiveness of local government, and places an unnecessary strain on law enforcement.
I’d be willing to wager gun related deaths doesn’t drop by a single percent in Oregon because of this law. Lane County is doing the right thing by refusing to enforce this self-serving piece of legislative garbage.
