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04.24.07 Gun Bill Scheduled For Tomorrow. Please Support Amendments.

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.”

Suggested message follows.

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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.