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Fix health care reform, don't scrap it ... Medford police shoot bear near Jefferson Elementary ... Our View: Kicking the can down the road ... Fix health care reform, don't scrap it ... Medford police shoot bear near Jefferson Elementary ... Sunday pawn shop hours are just the ticket Pawn shops receive legal go-ahead to open seven days a week An outdated blue law that blocked pawn shops from doing business on the Lord's Day has been ditched by Medford officials. By DAMIAN MANN MailTribune.com By DAMIAN MANN Posted Aug. 7, 2010 @ 12:15 am Updated Aug 7, 2010 at 12:16 AM By DAMIAN MANN Posted Aug. 7, 2010 @ 12:15 am Updated Aug 7, 2010 at 12:16 AM » Social News An outdated blue law that blocked pawn shops from doing business on the Lord's Day has been ditched by Medford officials. "We've shown discomfort with the law for the past couple of years," said Brandon Schulzke, manager of Southern Oregon Pawn on Court Street. The Medford City Council on Thursday repealed the law from its books at the request of law enforcement, allowing pawn shops to open on Sundays. "It's an antiquated law," said Medford City Attorney Lori Cooper. "It will be good not to have laws on the books that are not enforceable." She also said the law would not likely stand up if contested in the courts. Medford police Lt. Bob Hansen isn't sure when the pawn shop law went into the books. "I'm assuming it's been around for quite a while," he said. "I kind of think it goes back to when they didn't want pawn shops open on a Sunday, maybe for religious reasons." The law also might have been written because pawn shops have to alert authorities about any merchandise they've received within 24 hours. Before computers, this would have been a difficult requirement to fulfill on a Sunday. With computers, authorities know almost immediately about what merchandise is brought to a pawn shop. The police realized the law was on the books when someone complained about a pawn shop that was open on Sundays about two years ago, Hansen said. Recently, police spoke to pawn shop owners and asked whether they would like the law repealed. Most said yes, but a couple said they didn't want to open on Sundays, and feared they would have to open if their competitors did. Southern Oregon Pawn has wanted to open on Sundays, particularly around Christmas, Mother's Day and Father's Day. Schulzke's two busiest days of the week are typically Mondays and Fridays. At Medford Pawn on Riverside, Tom Sorensen, the court-appointed receiver for the business, said, "Anything you can do to enhance business in today's economy is good." He hopes to start opening Sundays in the next three weeks, then he'll gauge whether it makes sense economically. Sorensen took over the pawn shop at the beginning of the year after the business hit hard times. Most pawn shops in the area do a pretty good business, he said. At first it was difficult to get Medford Pawn stabilized, but now he said, "This one has made a fantastic rebound." Pawn shops are dependent on receiving merchandise such as guns or televisions, then making a loan on the items to the owner. On guns, Sorensen said, the owner often receives about half the value for the loan. If the owner doesn't pick up the gun or other item in a set amount of time, the pawn shop puts it up for sale at a higher price than the loan. "Our merchandise is a consequence of people forfeiting the item," Sorensen said. Reach reporter Damian Mann at 541-776-4476, or e-mail [email protected]. 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