03.26.2023
As we have told you, the Democrats have, at the last minute, dropped a 64 page anti gun bill.
We have more info on it in our two previous alerts, here and here.
The “informational”, “invitation only” hearing is tomorrow at 1 pm. A “public” hearing will be at 5 pm.
You may sign up to testify in person or remotely, or upload written testimony using this link:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB348
The language of the bill postpones the implementation of the unconstitutional “permit to purchase” scheme until 2024. The intent of this element is to undermine the current injunction that was placed on Mz 114 by a Judge in Harney County.
If there is no immediate permit to purchase, it’s likely that the injunction would be moot.
How this will affect the injunction on the magazine ban is less clear. Please note the bill calls for the prosecution of anyone who bought or sold a standard magazine since Dec, 8, 2022.
Magazines are still being bought and sold because of the injunction. Floyd Prozanski and the Democrats want to jail anyone who has done so since December. They call that “equity.”
Furthermore, the bill bans the sale, or acquisition, of firearms to young adults. While it contains a provision to allow 18-20 year olds to acquire a small number of firearms that would be poor choices for self defense, it removes even that provision after July 1, 2024, 2026 at which point they can acquire nothing .
This is a well coordinated and hateful attack by the majority party on the half of Oregon who voted against Mz 114 which, of course, included many Democrats. It is a vindictive effort to bypass a court decision Prozanski and the Department of Justice don’t agree with. Along with the other bills the majority party are pushing it is a full court press against your rights and the Constitution.
It appears most Republican legislators have taken the position that it’s not their problem. That there is no need to worry, all these bills will be declared unconstitutional. That may be true. But that will take years and millions of dollars, and there is no way to estimate how many people will be harmed or die as a result of losing their ability to defend themselves through Republican inaction.
The anti-gunners have unlimited funds and the Oregon Department of Justice is doing all it can to bleed gun owners financially. As you may have heard, they are now demanding over $100,000.00 dollars from us for lawyers fees for our defense of the Columbia County Second Amendment Sanctuary law.
The people we elected to protect us have done nothing but ask us to sign petitions and send them money. The fact is, they still have tools to fight this madness. They just lack the will.
The Democrats are using the cowardice of the Republicans to ram through legislation that would have been unimaginable just a few short years ago.
And time is running out.