#1,459 - Sales of firearms explode in Oregon as a judges decision on gun control law approaches

Firearm enthusiasts in Oregon are flocking to gun stores as they wait to find out whether a federal judge will delay the start of a strict permit-to-purchase law before Thursday's deadline.

"The parking lot has been a disaster," Northwest Armory owner Karl Durkheimer told Fox News. "The side streets around our place have been a disaster."

Measure 114 passed with 50.65% of the vote last month. It bans ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds and mandates the creation of a permit-to-purchase system that includes fingerprinting and hands-on firearm training from an instructor who has been certified by law enforcement. The permits can cost up to $65 under the measure and last for five years with a new background check required for each gun purchase.

Judge Karin J. Immergut heard more than two hours of arguments Friday relating to  against the measure by the Oregon Firearms Federation, Sherman County Sheriff Brad Lohrey and a gun store owner. The suit alleges that both the magazine capacity limit and permit-to-purchase requirement violate the Second Amendment.

The measure's sponsors hope it will , accidental deaths and suicides. Senior Assistant Attorney General Brian Simmonds Marshall argued in court documents that delaying the bill's start date would "likely result in unnecessary deaths" and hinder Oregon's efforts to "reduce the risk of a massacre within its borders."

Immergut expects to make a decision early this week on whether the law should be delayed, according to .

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