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MAYOR DOES HIS
PART TO KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD. |
After a short hiatus tending to important
government affairs,(sorry for the commercials) Portland's
Mayor, Sam "the tram" Adams has released his proposals
to combat "illegal gun crime" in the Rose City.
His proposed ordinances can be viewed here.
(Please pay special attention to "Exhibit 2, page 1 of
1." If you can make any sense of it, we would like to know
how you did it.)
Sam's proposals come on a day when the city he so artfully runs
had some bad
news, which came a few days after some other, well let's
say
"troubling" news.
Sam's proposals are at best, pathetic and incoherent, but the
two parts that are of particular interest to gun owners are
his attempt to regulate storage of guns (clearly illegal) and
his attempt to "require" that stolen guns are reported
to police. (Clearly stupid.)
It's hard to imagine what they are thinking in City Hall. What
legitimate gun owner wouldn't report a stolen gun, and what
illegitimate gun owner gives a rip about one more regulation?
We, of course, are struck by the somewhat inconsistent application
of government intervention here. Apparently, Sam plans
to put the full force of his dynamic political machine behind
defending these brilliant policies, but has no plans to question
why pot
growers are arming themselves. Hey, we're live and let live,
but whether we like it or not, persons who consume weed are
forbidden by federal law from owning guns. So why are law abiding
gun owners looking at new and probably unlawful restrictions
on their rights without one word from Adams about the arms buildup
in the ganja community?
As much as Portland has become a place for people too weird
for San Francisco, we remain concerned for the many good residents
of Portland who deserve better than another fiscal incompetent
with an affinity for underage playmates who wants to attack
gun owners for the failures of his administration.
Adams has scheduled a hearing on his proposals for November
18th. We'll keep you posted.
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