Holiday Warning.
If you have an Oregon concealed handgun license, you may well have (or might soon) receive a fundraising letter from “Oregon Gun Owners.”
If you choose to ute, be aware of where your money might go. “Oregon Gun Owners” has endorsed and uted to some of the most anti-gun legislators in the Oregon legislature.
“Oregon Gun Owners” supported Floyd Prozanski who has worked overtime to kill or mangle every pro-gun bill that has come to his committee. You can read all about it on our alerts page.
They also made a donation to House Rep Chris Garrett who voted to allow CHL records to be available to the public.
“Oregon Gun Owners” also sent a check to Senate President Peter Courtney who, in the last days of the last session, revived an atrocious anti-gun bill and tried to ram it through with no public hearings. You can read about that here.
But beyond their long support for gun control, “Oregon Gun Owners” are also liars.
For proof, take a quick look at their “Legislative Report” for 2012.
Two quotes from this report stand out. First:
“Since OGO had already worked to kill the bill once in its form as SB 1550, other groups thought it was safe to leave the final days of the session un-monitored.”
While it is laughable for OGO to have taken credit for killing anything it’s patently false that “other groups” left the final days of the session “unmonitored.” In fact, SB 1550 was killed by Floyd Prozanski in a fit of anger because the House Committee Chairs would not go along with his games. You can read about that here.
See alerts from OFF here, here and here.
More interesting? This quote ” However, OGO remained vigilant, and once the bill was re-introduced by Senate President Peter Courtney (D- Salem), we were able to respond immediately. Within hours we had met with House and Senate leaders, Committee members and legislative allies to ensure that this bill would not move.”
They then describe how the bill DID move.
“The bill moved out of committee with no conversation on a party line vote 3-2. Portland Democrats Ginny Burdick and Dianne Rosenbaum voted in favor of the bill with Eugene Democrat Lee Beyer.”
No mention of the money “Oregon Gun Owners” sent to Peter Courtney.
This Christmas season, when you face so many expenses, we think it would be wise for you to know who is asking for your money. If you really want to support anti-gun organizations, why not just cut a check to Ceasefire Oregon?