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Interesting to see where this will end up.
http://news.yahoo.com/oregon-county...yb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--
http://news.yahoo.com/oregon-county...yb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--
Oregon county vote against enforcing state gun law sparks outcry
By Courtney Sherwood 1 hour ago
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates on Wednesday decried as a misguided political maneuver a vote by Oregon county commissioners against enforcement of new statewide gun background check requirements.
Lane County's commissioners in a 4-1 vote on Tuesday decreed that local government could not afford to investigate violations of the new law, and affirmed the “right of the people to keep and bear arms” under the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment
"We've had to make major cuts in our law enforcement and prosecution budgets. We currently don't prosecute 1,800 felonies per year,” said Bozievich, a Republican. “We don't have the resources to enforce this law.”