Jackson County Sheriff Comments on Measure 114 Enforcement

As of today, Measure 114 is passing statewide by a margin of 50.97% Yes, to 49.03% No.

Below are comments made by Jackson County Sheriff Nate Sickler, regarding the potential enforcement of the measure, locally

“With the likely passing of Measure 114, myself and other sheriffs across the state are getting questions about how things will work and if there will be enforcement of the magazine capacity portion of this bill. There have also been questions about the training aspect needed to get permits to begin the purchase of a firearm.

In Jackson County the measure failed substantially (roughly 20 points). In elections that margin is generally considered decisive. As the leader of a county law enforcement agency that has more issues to address than available resources, we must constantly evaluate the best way to use those resources to improve safety.

Measure 114 is wrought with issues to include placing unfounded mandates on law enforcement, the difficulty of multiple government agencies trying to coordinate to provide a single mandated service, and most certainly the numerous legal challenges that will test the constitutionality of this measure.

If this measure takes effect, my office will work diligently to ensure people have the ability to get a permit needed to purchase a firearm, as that is a constitutional right. We are going to collaborate with our County, municipal, and state partners to ensure this process is efficient as possible.

We will not spend time and resources investigating who has obtained magazines that have a capacity over 10 rounds after this measure takes effect.”