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Gun Confiscation Ballot Measure Moves Forward. Pro Rights Rallies Saturday.

04.17.18

Ballot Measure 43, the “Inter-Hate” petition to imprison Oregonians for exercising their rights, was sent to the Attorney General today for a draft ballot title.  After being delayed because they were short on signatures, the petitioners gathered more and collected enough to move to the next step.

After receiving the text of the initiative, the Attorney General prepares a draft ballot title and files it with the Elections Division. A ballot title includes:

a caption that does not exceed 15 words describing the subject of the petition;

a statement that does not exceed 25 words describing the result if the petition is passed;

a statement that does not exceed 25 words describing the result if the petition is rejected; and

a summary that does not exceed 125 words describing the major effect of the petition.

As you can imagine, it will  be virtually impossible for an accurate ballot title and summary to be created given how extreme this measure is.

After the Attorney General creates the title, summaries, and statement registered voters in Oregon will be given an opportunity to comment on the language of the ballot title. There will no doubt be plenty to complain about.  The Attorney General has until April 24th to create the title.

When she does, we’ll post detailed information on how you can submit your comments. Any registered voter who comments will have standing to appeal the ballot title language in court. You will have until May 8 to submit your comments.

Please keep an eye on these alerts for updates.

This coming Saturday there will be pro Second Amendment rights rallies in several locations in Oregon. Please try to attend the one closest to you.

The rallies already announced for that date are from 11am to 1 pm at the following locations:

Redmond City Hall, Redmond

Sandy City Hall,  Sandy

State Capitol,   Salem

Medford City Hall   411 W 8th St , Medford

405 East 8th Ave, Eugene


Til Taylor Park on SE 7th Street  Pendleton.

 

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Facebook Blocks OFF. Candidate Ratings Available

04.16.18

Today Facebook blocked OFF from posting on its page. There was no explanation.

We know that Facebook manipulates its content and blocks any material that it does not agree with, but this is the first time OFF has been cut off from posting messages. This is all we received:

“You recently posted something that violates Facebook policies, so you’re temporarily blocked from using this feature. For more information, visit the Help Center.”

Needless to say, the “Help Center” provided no help.

While Facebook has been a useful tool for reaching people and giving them the opportunity to respond, it is becoming increasingly clear that it is a medium that is designed to control its users, mine their data and silence any information not in line with its narrative. This is amazingly dangerous.

If you are a Facebook user be aware that the information you are getting there is heavily controlled. (Like you didn’t know that.)

On another note, Oregon Firearms has posted our candidate grades for the May primary elections. You can see them here.

So far they have not found a way to shut down our website.

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One More Anti-Gun Ballot Measure

04.02.18

Another anti-gun ballot measure has been filed. As you can see, in this case one of the chief petitioners is not even an Oregon resident.

This measure requires that firearms be locked up and may not be “transferred” without having trigger locks or being in locked containers.  Of course it is no longer even legal to transfer a firearm except to close family members unless the transfer is done through a dealer, so who is liable then?

Section 2 (sub 3  ) would hold you strictly liable for any injury that occurred five years after you transferred a firearm without a trigger lock . We’ll update as we  analyze the latest hare-brained push by the mindless Bloomberg stooges.

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Bump Stocks And Ballot Measures.

04.02.18

We will soon have a determination from the Secretary of State on the validity of the signatures turned in for  gun confiscation ballot Measure 43.

If enough signatures are approved, the measure is sent to the Attorney General to create a proposed “ballot title.”

Attorney General Rosenblum is a militant anti-gunner so you can bet the proposed title will paint this hate driven ballot measure in the best possible light.

After she creates the title, the public will have a ten day opportunity to comment on the language of the title.

After that, the  Attorney General reviews the public’s comments and issues a “certified” ballot title. At that point anyone who submitted comments has standing to appeal the title to the Oregon Supreme Court.

We will, of course, keep you informed of the progress of this measure.

While that’s happening we also wanted to share with you the Trump administration’s plans to declare that “bump stocks” and similar devices are actually “machine guns.”  You will have to read the language of the proposed rule to see just how tortured their reasoning is and how badly they have mangled the meanings of simple English words. There are already numerous localities that have outlawed these devices and many thousands of people risk becoming felons overnight if the Trump rule is adopted.

 

As you know, “bump firing” can be done with items as simple as strings. In fact guns that have NO modifications can be bump fired simply by how you hold the gun.

The proposed rule is open for comments and we encourage you to share yours.

No matter how you feel about things like bump stocks, this proposed rule is extremely over broad and almost certainly unconstitutional. As one OFF supporter said in his comments about the rule:

“The scope of the proposed rule, ATF 2017R-22 “Bump-Stock Type Devices,” far exceeds the applicability of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) and GCA of 1968 for the principle reason that a firearm fitted with a bump-stock does not in any matter meet the definition of a “machinegun,” as defined by the NFA. The ATF proposal asserts that “such devices allow a shooter of a semiautomatic firearm to initiate a continuous firing cycle with a single pull of the trigger” but this assertion is patently false and a propagandist lie to the American people.”

Finally there are numerous pro-rights rallies being planned for April 21. If you are a Facebook user you can keep up to date by following or joining these two Facebook pages.

https://www.facebook.com/OregoniansForFirearmsEducationAndRights/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/352562715229908/

The rallies already announced for that date are from 11am to 1 pm at the following locations:

Redmond City Hall, Redmond

Sandy City Hall,  Sandy

State Capitol,   Salem

Municipal Court   411 W 8th St , Medford

405 East 8th Ave, Eugene

Let us know of other events so we can share them with Oregon patriots.

If you want to contribute to the legal battle to stop the gun confiscation ballot measure, you can help us here.

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Gun Ban Ballot Measure Update

03.26.18

As you probably know, signatures were turned in today to start the process to put a measure on the ballot to ban modern firearms and magazines and make felons out of thousands of law abiding Oregonians.

First, understand that this is not a “bill” and will not be voted on or determined by the governor or legislators. This will be decided by a vote of the people. That is why it is critical that you be registered to vote.

The measure, which you can see here, even bans things that don’t exist like “threaded barrels that accept forward pistol grips.”

We want to let you know what to expect and how you can help stop this madness.

After these initial signatures are turned in, the Secretary of State must validate the signatures to determine if there are sufficient qualifying signatures to get a “draft” ballot title.

Then the Attorney General has to create an “impartial” draft ballot title.

After that happens the public will have an opportunity to make comments on the draft ballot title.

For example, if the draft ballot title is “Bans Assault Weapons” a member of the public could object because “assault weapon” is a fictitious term.

The Attorney General  must then consider these comments and  issue a “certified” ballot title.

Given how far left our Attorney General is, you can rest assured it will be misleading at best.

At that point, anyone who submitted comments has standing to challenge the ballot title before Oregon’s Supreme Court.

The signature gathering process to actually get the confiscation measure on the ballot cannot begin until this process has run its course.

As this measure moves we will provide you with details of dates and procedures to comment, and if you choose, challenge the title in court.

If you want to see all the details of the process, please download this manual.

Stay tuned. There is a lot of work to do to prevent wholesale confiscations by the state.

If you wish to donate to help stop this measure you can do so here.

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Anti-Gun Tidal Wave Rolls On

03.19.18

The recent announcement of plans for a ballot measure to ban modern firearms and feeding devices is just one of many attacks on the Second Amendment underway now.

Retailer Fred Meyer has gone so far as announcing that not only will it stop selling firearms, it will stop selling certain firearm magazines. No, not firearms “feeding devices,” magazines, meaning periodicals, paper with pictures on them!

As if this were not crazy enough,  Oregon’s House Republican leader, Mike McLane, recently stated that he plans to help Democrats raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21.

(No word on if he plans to save countless lives by raising the minimum age to drive.)

But worst of all, now the NRA is openly endorsing what they themselves call “Firearm Surrender Bills.”

It’s sad but true. NRA is now calling for “Extreme Risk Protection Orders” of the type they have opposed across the country.  While saying they need to have strong “due process” components, they ignore that it is the very nature of these laws to deny due process.

This is the last thing we need in the current environment.

If you are an NRA member (or even if you are not) please let the NRA know they do not speak for you when they endorse laws that confiscate firearms from people who have not been convicted of, or even accused of, a crime.

And please use the action alert button to send a message to Mike McLane that you do not support taking away Second Amendment rights from young adults.  Thank you.

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GUN BAN BALLOT MEASURE ANNOUNCED

 

 

 


03.15.18

Anti civil rights groups are meeting tonight to launch  a ballot measure to ban modern firearms and feeding devices.

The far left Augustana Lutheran Church will be the location for the kick off.

The church is run by militant anti-gun activist Mark Knutson and describes itself as “a thriving, multicultural, multinational, welcoming and affirming, sanctuary, servant congregation”.

Those of you who remember the ballot measure to ban bear and cougar hunting with dogs, or the ballot measure to outlaw the private sales of firearms at gun shows will recall the shameless lies the anti-gun side told to con ignorant voters into giving up their rights.

Millions in out of state money was spent and there was no end to the misleading visuals on wall-to-wall TV ads. (During the ballot measure to ban private sales of firearms, Senator John McCain cut numerous anti-gun ads while complaining about the effect of out of state money on politics.)

The extremists promoting this confiscation attempt are hoping to capitalize on the wave of anti-rights protests by school children being orchestrated by Bloomberg funded operatives.

As you know, ballot measures are largely won in Multnomah County. Rest assured the anti-gun establishment there (including Bloomberg stooge Sheriff Mike Reese) will throw its weight behind this effort.

The plan is to make Oregon as much like California as possible. The potential of this ballot measure is impossible to calculate. In states with these kinds of bans, there has been massive non compliance but a massive loss of freedom.

It is essential that you inform every gun owner, and every potential gun owner that this dangerous initiative is in the works. Make sure every person you know who believes in freedom is registered to vote and is paying attention.

Voter turnout is essential. We cannot allow Multnomah County to, once again, rob us of our rights.

Please get the word out.  And understand, this is going to be a very expensive battle and our opponents have billionaires in their pockets.

All we have is you. Please consider helping us fund this fight. You can do that here.

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Trump Becomes Hillary Clinton

03.01.18

Lies, Platitudes and Cliches.

Yesterday’s gun control summit with Donald Trump and members of Congress was a frightening display of ignorance, arrogance, and deceit.

You would be hard pressed to find another example of so many people in positions of power expressing so little knowledge of the facts and so much willingness to ignore them.

Donald Trump said “Take the guns first, go through due process second.”

 

He promised to violate the law and the Constitution with an executive order banning “bump stocks”, encouraged Diane Feinstein’s new ban on modern firearms, pushed for an increase in age for long gun purchase, spoke approvingly of a national firearms owner’s license, called for an expansion of the failed background check system, and repeatedly (and incorrectly) noted that the reason more draconian gun control language had not passed before was because he was not President then.

(Elsewhere Feinstein said of a bill she is sponsoring with Jeff Flake:

“If you can’t buy a beer, you shouldn’t be able to buy a weapon of war. While we need to do much more to reform our gun laws, ensuring teenagers can’t legally buy weapons of war is a commonsense step forward.”

She made no mention of the fact that 18 year olds can vote and are issued “weapons of war” and sent into battle by the same people who want to deny them the right to own a rifle.)

Trump endorsed the “Extreme Risk Protection Orders” that passed in Oregon thanks to Republican Senator Brian Boquist who also believes that “due process” is an unnecessary intrusion on the state’s ability to confiscate firearms.

Trump said he “had lunch” with the NRA and “thinks they’re on board.”

In short, Trump is now promoting virtually everything Hillary Clinton campaigned for and is shoving a large knife in the back of the people who elected him.

Trump repeatedly stated that he wanted a “big,” “strong,” “beautiful” bill. But only one “comprehensive” bill.

Many, even some in the gun rights movement, believe that this may be a masterful ploy by Trump. That he is playing “three dimensional chess.”  They think that by insisting on one massive bill it reduces the chance of passage because there will be something in the bill for everyone to object to. But when Congressman Steve Scalise suggested that national reciprocity be considered as part of this “comprehensive ” bill, Trump brusquely dismissed the idea saying it would prevent the bill’s passage.

So while Trump did state his support for allowing school employees to be armed if they were permit holders, he also made clear how little regard he has for them.

Gun owners now face staggering risks to their rights and property because numerous government agencies refused to take action, either intentionally or through mind-boggling incompetence, and did nothing about a dangerous, violent, felon who posted his intentions to “become a professional school shooter” on the internet.

Because of their failures and those policies of ignoring reality, Trump, and many members of Congress, want to eviscerate your rights.

He cannot be allowed to get away with this.

Call Trump today at 202-456-1111 or 202-456-1414 and tell him that you do NOT support one word of the gun control measures that he’s promoting. Tell him that he was elected because he promised to oppose everything he is supporting now.

You can also contact the White House via webform at https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

You can cut and paste the suggested message below or modify as you like:

I am a law-abiding citizen, and I am contacting you to voice my strong opposition to any of the gun control schemes currently being discussed. This includes banning “bump stocks, “  or raising the minimum age for firearms purchases,  so-called “universal background checks” or reinstating the unconstitutional and failed ban on modern firearms.

Stop listening to the ignorant and deceitful nonsense you are hearing and work on real solutions. You don’t stop evil people by stealing the rights of good people.

I demand that you end this talk about gun control.  I will be monitoring your actions on this matter through alerts from The Oregon Firearms Federation.

 

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Time Is Almost Up

02.19.18

Bloomberg /Brown Confiscation Bill Fast Tracked

HB 4145, the Bloomberg/Brown gun confiscation bill will get a hearing and work session tomorrow at 8am in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

If the past is any indication, the anti-gun organizations have been alerted to the timing of the hearing long before it was officially posted and are no doubt already planning to bus in rent-a-mobs to fill the room.

Once again, due to the large anti-gun crowd expected, the hearing will be in Room 50 in the basement of the Capitol building. If you can possibly attend, please do.

 If not, please consider emailing your testimony in opposition here:  sjud.exhibits@oregonlegislature.gov  

HB 4145 is not designed to protect victims of domestic violence. It is designed to do one thing, disarm the law abiding.

In the House, anti-gun zealot Jennifer Williamson said that existing law “protects” those who are falsely accused. Well it certainly did not “protect” Shane Morgan of Bend.

Shane was the subject of horrible stories like this and this. There was only one problem. Every single accusation was a lie.

Was the women who made these false allegations prosecuted? No. The DA said he did not want to “discourage” people from coming forward with these kinds of allegations.

This is an outrage and sadly not an isolated incident.   

So far, Knute Buehler, who represents Bend in the House and wants to be your next Governor, and who supports this dangerous legislation, has been silent about this travesty.

We have very little time. The Democrats are fast tracking the bill and hoping to peel off a few weak kneed Republicans.

If you can be at the hearing please come. But if not please submit testimony and take action here.

 

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Bloomberg Brown Confiscation Bill Moves To Senate

2.19.18

HB 4145, the Bloomberg/Brown gun confiscation bill has passed the Oregon House and is now in the Senate.

As you know, three House Republicans joined the Bloomberg funded Democrats to pass this dangerous bill.
They were :

Knute Buehler ,(who wants to be your next governor,)

Richard Vial and

Julie Parrish.

We expect the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by rabid anti-gun extremist Floyd Prozanski, to pass the bill out of committee over the objections of the Republican members. Given the speed at which bad bills are racing through the legislature, we believe this will happen very fast.                                            

You can learn more about why this bill is so bad here.

Please help us fight this gun grabbing outrage by using this link to send a message to the Oregon Senate.

 

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Gun Confiscation Bill Passes Oregon House

02.15.18

HB 4145, Kate Brown’s gun confiscation bill, passed the Oregon House today on a 37 to 23 vote.

The bill got the vote of every House Democrat except Caddy McKewon,  who has supported previous gun confiscation bills. She must be reading her mail.

Republican Andy Olson, who voted for the bill in committee, listened to his constituents and voted NO on the floor. If you live in Olson’s district you may want to let him know you approve of his change of position.

Three Republicans joined the Democrats and voted yes on this dangerous and pointless attack on your rights. They were Richard Vial, Julie Parrish and Knute Buehler.

As you know, Buehler is running for governor against Kate Brown, although based on his vote today, it’s difficult to understand why. We already have one leftist anti-gun candidate. Seems like no reason for two.

As you might expect, the floor debate included a lot of opportunistic tears and disgraceful exploitation of the horrific murders in Florida yesterday. The fact that this legislation had absolutely nothing to do with crimes of this kind didn’t matter. Never let a catastrophe go to waste.

Democrat Jeff Barker, one of the co-carriers of the bill  once again recounted a story of a domestic violence crime scene he responded to as a police officer. It really was a terrible and tragic story. And nothing in this bill would have changed the outcome of that crime in any way.

Democrat Jeneen Sollman tearfully recounted growing up with an abusive, alcoholic father who chased her and her mother out of the house tossing ice chests at them.  A story we would all agree is heartbreaking, but once again, unless her parents were living together after the issuance of a restraining order (which is not legal) a story that had absolutely zero relevance to this bill.

The bill now moves over to the Senate. We have no intention of letting up the pressure to stop this attack on the safety of women and the rights of gun owners.

The sad and ignored fact is that there is not a single word in this bill that would make a victim of domestic violence any safer. There is not a single word to protect the rights of the falsely accused. It is nothing more than another blow against freedom and common sense.

Stay tuned and active. We will continue to inform you of this bill’s progress and what you can do to stop it.

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Brown’s Gun Theft Bill Delayed

02.14.18

HB 4145, Kate Brown’s gun confiscation bill, was scheduled to be voted on today in the Oregon House.

However the bill has been pushed back to tomorrow’s floor session.

While this is potentially bad news since it’s possible they delayed it to have time to make it worse, it does give us at least one more day to voice our opposition to this dangerous legislation. 

We told you about the dangers of this bill in a previous alert. 

Please take a moment to express your opposition to HB 4145 one more time. 

Take action here. 

Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, SJM 202 was passed on a party line vote. We told you about this pointless but expensive attack on gun rights here. It was sent to the Rules Committee in an apparent procedural move to prevent Republicans from offering substitute language. We still urge you to voice your opposition to it. You can do that using this link.

Bad things are happening fast in Salem. Please make your voice heard now.

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If You’re Accused, You’re Guilty.

02.13.18

HB 4145 is scheduled to be voted on tomorrow in the Oregon House.

If passed, this bill would allow anyone you have ever had an “intimate relationship” with to demand that your firearms be confiscated.

As you know from a previous alert, people who make false allegations of abuse face very little chance of being prosecuted for their crimes. That’s what makes this bill so dangerous. If you are accused, you are guilty.

Republicans Richard Vial and Andy Olson joined the gun grabbers and voted for this bill in committee assuring it would go to the floor for a vote.

You may want to take a moment to express your outrage that they would vote to attack the rights of the people who elected them to appease the anti-rights left that controls the Oregon Legislature.

You may also want to urge Republican Leader Mike McLane to do all he can to assure that no more Republicans abandon their constituents and vote for this nonsense.

But please take just one moment to send a message to the whole House that you oppose this senseless and dangerous assault on your rights, your freedom, and common sense.

Take action here.

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SAY NO TO SJM 202

2.12.18

One Wednesday, Feb 14, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing for SJM 202 at 8AM. (This is the same day the full House will hear HB.4145, the Governor’s confiscation bill.)

This “memorial” urges the US Congress to “regulate rapid fire enhancing accessories, such as bump stocks, in the same manner as fully automatic weapons.” It is the work of Senate President Peter Courtney.

As anyone with any knowledge of firearms knows, a “rapid fire enhancing accessory” could be an aftermarket trigger or even your finger. Of course it could also be a rubber band.

With a bit of practice a shooter can learn to “bump fire” a firearm with no accessories.

The “memorial” also calls on Congress to regulate 80% lowers as though they were actual complete firearms.  It calls on Congress to require background checks on “partially completed firearms kits” and  prohibit the transfer of a “completed firearm without a serial number and background check,” something already prohibited under Federal law.

This memorial is clearly the work of people who have no idea what they are talking about.

The “memorial” has no force of law, but it certainly is a roadmap for what we can expect from the legislature in the future.

The Oregon Democrats are using your money to urge Congress to restrict your rights and they are doing it in your name.

This is an outrageous misuse of taxpayer dollars.

Please take a moment to let the Oregon Senate know how you feel about this.