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OFF ALERT 04.24.07
HB 2334 To Be Heard Tomorrow, |
On 03/01/07,
we alerted you to HB
2334, a bill requested by the Oregon Sheriffs. A very similar
bill was introduced last session and then killed after you made
your voices heard and let legislators know how badly drafted
and dangerous it was.
This session's version of the bill is scheduled to be heard
tomorrow in House Judiciary. (Please note, the hearing
has been moved up a half hour and will be at 8 instead of 8:30
as we reported in previous alert.)
In its current form, the bill is, as we have said, still a bad
deal for gun owners. However, so many of you contacted the House
Judiciary Committee that numerous amendments to the bill have
been drafted, which, if adopted, will make the bill a reasonable
piece of legislation.
The amendments are the "Dash 2" amendments and we
are asking that you contact the committee members with the simple
message, "Adopt the Dash-2 amendments to HB 2334."
Contact information and a short suggested message follow.
HOUSE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
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Dear Representative,
Please support the "Dash-2" Amendments to HB 2334.
In its current form, the bill is dangerously vague and a problem
for both gun owners and law enforcement.
The "Dash-2s" will be a major improvement.
Very truly yours,
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On a national level, as we have told you, there is a major push
to expand the failed background check system.
As we pointed out in our 4.21.07 alert, the system is already
a tremendous failure causing countless delays for law-abiding
gun owners.
Expanding this failing and intrusive system is a sure way to
guarantee even more gun buyers are denied legal purchases.
In an alert sent out today, the National Rifle Association published
a link to an article
by NRA board member Ted Nugent pointing out the absurdity
of "gun free" zones, but it is the official policy
of the NRA to support them.
As we pointed out in our previous alert, the NRA is working
WITH anti-gun politicians to expand the background checks which
will, no doubt, stop more lawful gun purchases and may even
cost lives.
HR
297 is fast tracked in the US Congress. It is essential
that you let your Representative know that the NRA is NOT speaking
for you when it supports such pointless and counterproductive
bills.
You can use the Legislative
Action Center of our friends at Gun Owners of America to
contact your member of Congress.
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