State Police Swamped as Oregonians Buy All The Guns They Can Ahead of 114 Effective Date
By Grace Stevens
Measure 114 opponents fear the measure will increase the background check backlog and cause unnecessary delays for people who can legally buy a gun and want to protect themselves.
State police are “hopelessly under gunned, pardon the phrase,” said Tim Barnes, a federal firearms licensed dealer who owns the Tigard Pawn 4 More shop. “They don’t have the staff or the equipment.”
Barnes sells guns, handles gun transfers as a licensed dealer and holds guns as collateral against pawn loans.
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