Today, after several years of wrangling, our lawsuit against the Oregon University System was heard in the Oregon Appeals Court.
As you probably know, we have been pursuing this case against the college cabal since Jeffery Maxwell was arrested and suspended from Western Oregon University for the crime of… oh wait, there was no crime.
Maxwell was in lawful possession of a firearm on campus when he was jacked up by campus and local police who had no idea that Jeff was totally within his rights to be armed on campus.
A few years down the road, we finally got our day in court.
Nothing the Court did gave us any particular reason to believe they would interpret the clear language of Oregon’s preemption statute to mean what it obviously means. No government agency can lawfully make up their own gun restrictions.
Our lawyers did a fine job and now we will wait, months no doubt, for a decision from the court. Does preemption mean what it says or not?
Many of you have uted to this legal effort for years. We thank you for all you have done. It has truly meant a great deal to us to have so many who have been willing to ute to this cause.
Now, we are back in a position of having to ask once again for your financial support to continue our legal battles.
As you know, we take on the fights no one else will, and it’s costly. This one battle has been very expensive. We have no way of knowing how this case will turn out, but we are determined to keep fighting on principle, not based on our chances of winning.
We can’t lie to you here, we are running low on funds.
If you believe in the work we are doing, I hope you will consider making a tax deductible donation to the Oregon Firearms Educational Foundation so, win or lose, we can keep stepping up in these legal battles. The fact is, we can do nothing without your support.
Please be sure to note that your gift is for the Foundation so that you get a receipt for tax purposes.
As you know, we are still fighting to get CHL info protected. Stay tuned for more info on every House Rep who voted against privacy for CHL holders.