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WE STILL HAVE TIME TO STOP IT

02.05.16

UPDATE …. THIS BILL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR A “WORK SESSION” ON WEDNESDAY.

As you know, HB 4147 was not acted on yesterday in the House Judiciary Committee. This bill will allow the Oregon State Police to deny you a lawful firearms transfer indefinitely. ( As in forever.)

Currently both Oregon and Federal law have safeguards for people who are unjustly prevented from purchasing firearms due to errors by the Oregon State Police.

Oregon’s safeguards are minimal and insufficient and every year thousands of Oregonians are denied their rights because of the flawed background check system and now the Democrats in the Oregon legislature want to remove even those small protections.

A “hearing” was held on the bill and out of staters were flown in by anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg to promote this attack on your rights, but no vote was taken.

We MUST pull out all the stops to prevent this bill from becoming law. The bill’s own sponsor has admitted the system does not work. She has testified that 95% of people who are “delayed” are delayed with no justification. Yet now she wants them delayed forever.

Currently, the FBI, upon whom the Oregon State Police rely for information on background checks, is not even conducting investigations of  improper and unfounded delays.  So, if you are trying to buy a firearm and the State Police have bad information on you, you could very well be out of luck.  This kind of abuse is exactly why we have always opposed this prior restraint on a fundamental right.   This dangerous bill has a very good chance of passing and only you can stop it. The Chairman of the Committee, Jeff Barker, who has always voted pro-gun in the past has indicated he is prepared to vote for this bill and pass it out of committee. This is a very bad sign.

Please contact your legislators with the pre-written message below:

 

Dear Legislator,
House Bill 4147 would allow the Oregon State Police to prevent the lawful transfer of a firearm forever. The bill does not contain a single safeguard for people who are delayed on a firearms background check with no justification.
Current law has carefully crafted and seriously considered protections to prevent a faulty system from denying a person’s rights. They are not “loopholes.” They are safeguards. Small safeguards.
If you wonder why people are so distrustful of government intentions, this bill will explain it all.
The sponsor of the bill has testified that 95% of the people who are delayed by the State Police are delayed in error. If the person who is promoting this attack on our liberties admits this, what more do you need to oppose this dangerous legislation?
If people in your district were denied the right to vote because the Secretary of State had a faulty program, would  you explain that it was just a small inconvenience and they should not object to waiting six months or a year to exercise their rights?
If not, you must oppose this legislation.

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TOO MUCH, TOO FAST…

02.02.16

That’s how Floyd Prozanski described his own vendetta driven, anti-gun bill after he and other legislators received thousands of emails and calls opposing it.

Proving that your activism really does matter,  Prozanski has shelved his Soviet style bill and is saying it’s dead…for now.

Keep in mind, Ginny Burdick has already announced her plans for an even worse bill some time in the future, but for now it looks like your efforts have derailed their plans to use secret accusations from malicious people to crush your gun rights.  Great job and thank you.

Now we really need to double down on our efforts to kill HB 4147. This is Jennifer Williamson’s bill that will use the errors in the background check system as a way to deny gun rights to Oregonians. Under her bill if you are delayed on a purchase, no matter how qualified you are, a dealer may not allow you take possession until, (and if) the OSP gets around to giving you permission. And they can take literally forever.

Ironically, Williamson has publicly acknowledged that the system is flawed and “there’s nothing we can do about it.”  She has also expressed her “shock” at how many background checks are run, clearly displaying her disdain for lawful purchases.

Williamson’s bill would eliminate your ability to get a gun if the State Police cannot accurately conduct a background check, which is all too often a reality.  If they cannot do their jobs, you lose your rights with no recourse.  Naturally, that’s the goal. Williamson does not approve of people buying guns at all, so she hopes to use the flaws in the system to prevent you from exercising your rights.

To Williamson, every right is a “loophole” that must be closed, and every attack on your liberties is “common sense.”  It’s the perfect leftist scam, build a system that doesn’t work, force people to be subjected to it and then punish them when the system fails.

Williamson has claimed that “only” 1800 people are going to have their rights taken away but even then admits that (according to her)only about 500 would actually be prohibited persons.  But the Oregonian has reported that last year over 8000 people had their 2nd Amendment rights put on hold and of those 95% should not have. Even those numbers seem low.

So we have to stop this.  As you know, HB 4147 is currently scheduled for a hearing this Thursday at 3pm in the House Judiciary Committee. UPDATE. THIS MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO ROOM 50 IN THE BASEMENT OF  THE CAPITOL

The Chairman of the committee is Jeff Barker who has been pro-gun in the past so it is troubling that he is hearing this dangerous and disingenuous bill.  Please contact him and the other members of the committee and demand that they not use a broken system to take away your gun rights.

If you can come to the hearing to testify, please do. If you cannot, you can send testimony in PDF format to committee assistant Catherine Heaton catherine.heaton@state.or.us

Chairman Jeff Barker can be reached at 503-986-1428 or by email at Rep.JeffBarker@state.or.us

Contact info for all the House Judiciary Committee members is available here.

The message is simple,

Dear Representative,

The Oregon background check system is faulty. Every year thousands of people’s rights are infringed as a result of the inability of the OSP ID unit to accurately complete the mandated “check.” 

It makes no sense to further punish those people by removing the one small safeguard the law allows for people who are the victims of a broken system.

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Location Change For Soviet Style, Anti-Gun Bill Hearing

02.01.16

The Senate Judiciary Committee has changed the location of the hearing on the Prozanski’s secret accusation bill.

SB 1551 is currently scheduled to be heard on Wednesday Feb 3 at 8am, however the location for that hearing has changed.

The new location will be in HR 50 which is in the basement of the Capitol.

Hearings are moved to that room when they expect a larger than usual turn out, which means it’s likely that the Democrats will be busing in anti-gunners to push this dangerous and unconstitutional bill.

If you can come and testify please do. If you cannot, written testimony can submitted in PDF format to committee assistant Kristi Arrington. kristi.arrington@state.or.us

SB 1551 allows certain persons, including family members, school personnel and medical professionals to make an accusation that you are having a “mental health crisis” so your right to acquire a firearm is taken away.  Accusers are not required to have any mental health credentials and some can make a report without ever having met you.  You are not allowed to know your rights have been taken, by whom, or for how long.

SB 1551 does away with due process and cripples your gun rights based on secret accusations by unqualified reporters whose only agenda may be to prevent you from exercising your 2nd Amendment rights.  Please make your voice heard.

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They’re Racing Through More Gun Grabs

1.28.16

As we  have told you, the Democrats are racing through the anti-gun bills as quickly as they can.

The two worst gun grabbing bills have already been scheduled for hearings in the first days of the session. These are some of the most dangerous bills ever introduced.

SB 1551, Prozanski’s Soviet style, secret accusation bill is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb 3 at 8am in Hearing Room 343 in the Capitol.

Under this bill a person with no mental health credentials, who may have never even met you, can take away your  right to acquire a firearm with an anonymous call to the State Police. You are not informed your rights are gone, you are not allowed to know who made the accusation and you are not allowed to know how long your rights are suspended.

You have no true, practical way to have your rights restored and your accuser can renew their accusations against you as often as they want.

This committee is controlled by Floyd Prozanski, the person responsible for the bill. Contact info for members of the committee can be found here.

On the House side, HB 4147 will be heard in the House Judiciary Committee on Feb 4 at  3pm in Hearing Room 343 at the Capitol.

This bill prohibits transfer of a firearm without the approval of the Oregon State Police, removing the only safeguard against errors made by the OSP during background checks.

Currently a dealer may transfer a firearm to a buyer after three days if the State Police issue a delay. This bill will prohibit that and allow the OSP to delay you literally forever.

The background check system is a total failure. We recently learned of a buyer who was approved for a gun transfer in January while still being delayed for a gun he tried to buy last November. Qualified people are routinely delayed or denied with no cause as a result of the OSP’s faulty system.  This bill will eliminate the one small safeguard they have.

We cannot stress enough how dangerous these bills are. After the passage of SB 941 the Democrats are now trying to screw down the vise on gun owners and only you can stop them.

The fact that HB 4147 is being heard in the House Judiciary Committee is especially alarming since the chair of that committee has always been pro-gun and chairs usually do not schedule bills they don’t plan to vote for.

Contact info for the House Judiciary Committee can be found here. Please call or email the members of both these committees as many times as you can.

Tell the Senate Judiciary Committee “NO on SB 1551” and the House Judiciary Committee “NO on HB 4147” or use our automailer to send a pre-written message to any or all legislators.

Act now, they are ramrodding these liberty smashing bills through to limit public input. Please make your voice heard today.

For updates and changes on committee schedules use this link.

 

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Stop The Vendetta Against Gun Owners.

The February “short session,” which was sold to Oregonians as a way to deal with nothing but budget issues, is being used to ram through more of Michael Bloomberg’s wish list.

Every effort will be made by the anti-gun majority to rush through more dangerous restrictions on gun rights with as little public input as possible.  Please take a moment to let the legislature know that you oppose all efforts to attack your rights.

Use the form below to send the following message to legislators:

Dear Legislator,

It’s clear that the majority in Salem is determined to continue their vendetta against Oregon gun owners.  I certainly hope you will not be assisting them.

Senate Bill 1551 has no purpose except as a tool of harassment and vindictiveness.  It offers no intervention or services for people who are in a genuine mental health crisis and does nothing to stop truly dangerous people from hurting themselves or others.

It does not take dangerous people off the street or deny them access to any of countless ways to kill or injure. It is purely a cynical attack on the rights of Oregonians through secret tribunals with no due process.

HB 4147 strips Oregonians of the only safeguard they have against the faulty OSP database failures.  Under this bill the State Police will be allowed to deny a lawful transfer literally forever.

Michael Bloomberg’s millions have done significant damage to Oregon.  Most counties opposed the last bill he paid to have passed here. (SB 941) I strongly urge you to avoid tearing Oregon apart with more vendetta driven legislation.

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The Noose Is Tightening.

01.23.16

Michael Bloomberg’s noose is tightening around the necks of Oregon’s gun owners.

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We have received the draft copy of another bill to take us one more step towards the complete ban on the private ownership of firearms. (This now has bill number HB 4147 and was introduced by Jennifer Williamson.)

Now that most private transfers of firearms are illegal, anyone attempting to buy a gun is totally at the mercy of the Oregon State Police ID unit. Without their permission, you may not exercise your “right” to acquire a firearm, even as a gift from a friend.

Virtually not a day goes by that we don’t hear from someone who has been delayed or denied without cause by the bureaucrats in the ID unit.   Until now, gun buyers at least had the safeguard of being legally allowed to take possession of the firearm after three days if they had not been officially “denied.”  Under this proposed legislation, even that safeguard will be stripped away.

Under LC 263 if the OSP choses to delay your purchase, you are simply out of luck. They may delay it forever. 

The OSP ID Unit has made it their policy to ignore or stonewall any effort to correct faulty information that leads to delays and denials. We hear from people regularly who cannot get their calls returned and thus have their rights eliminated until the ID unit gets around to investigating the delay or denial.

The ATF has suspended processing appeals by people who have been denied without cause.

If the proposed legislation becomes law there may very well be simply no way to legally acquire a firearm. And that’s the point.

As with the bill proposed by Floyd Prozanski to allow secret, false accusations to strip away your rights, this bill allows the state to simply bypass the Second Amendment.  And let’s not forget that there are times when the background check unit is simply shut down with “technical issues.”

The surge in attempted gun purchases, along with the mandate that “person to person” transfers require an OSP background check, has increased the number of transactions the OSP is processing and, along with the increase in transfer requests comes an increase in false denials.

Each of these denials requires that a State Trooper be dispatched to the gun store or show where the transfer is being attempted.  This is greatly straining already stressed police resources while still resulting in virtually no arrests of real criminals.

The legislature convenes  on February 1. We are quite sure there will be other bills attacking your rights. The Democrats in control are totally beholden to Bloomberg’s money and he intends to get his money’s worth.

Be prepared for a very difficult and dangerous short session. 

Every effort will be made to rush these bills through with as little public input as possible.  We will need everyone showing up for hearings on short notice. Rest assured, as he has done in the past, Floyd Prozanski will inform the anti-gunners well in advance of  hearing dates before the public is allowed to know.  Your participation has never been more important.

If you don’t know who your local legislators are, you can find them at this link.  Make sure they are hearing from you.

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Prozanksi’s Secret Accuser Bill Formally Introduced

01.05.16

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee formally introduced Floyd Prozanski’s LC 250 which we told you about earlier this week. The bill was introduced as a “Committee Bill” which means Prozanski won’t have his name on it.

As you know, this bill will allow totally unqualified people to make anonymous accusations against others and claim those people are experiencing “mental health emergencies.” Those people lose their rights to buy a firearm.

These accusations will not be investigated, the accused will not know the accusation has been made unless they try to buy a gun nor will they be allowed to know who their accuser is or how long their rights will be suspended.

If they choose to challenge the accusations, they assume the full burden of proving they are not mentally ill and all of the expense.

The Committee approved the bill on a 1 to 3 vote. All Democrats voted yes, Senator Thatcher voted no and Senator Jeff Kruse is recovering from surgery and was absent.

The Democrats are:

Floyd Prozanski Sen.FloydProzanski@state.or.us

Sara Gelser  Sen.SaraGelser@state.or.us 

Diane Rosenbaum Sen.DianeRosenbaum@state.or.us

The Republican who voted to protect your rights is:

Senator Kim Thatcher Sen.KimThatcher@state.or.us  

Today’s vote was not a vote to pass the bill out of committee. It was to formally introduce the draft as a bill.  The next step will be actual hearings on the bill during the coming session in February.

It is interesting to note that another draft is being considered. This is LC 217 which establishes a tip hotline to report threats to students such as “cyber bullying.”  That proposed legislation would require that any tip be investigated to determine if it is authentic. LC 250 provides no such protection for people who will lose their gun rights.

We will continue to monitor this legislation as it moves through the system. Be prepared to take action and contact your legislators who can be found here.

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UPDATE ON THE MOST DANGEROUS BILL

01.14.16

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The Soviet style, false accusation bill we told you about Tuesday has been updated.  Clearly this draft is being “worked” and almost surely will be introduced in February. A copy of the latest version can be seen here.

We have been reliably informed this is actually Floyd Prozanski’s bill, although Ginny Burdick had previously announced her intention to introduce legislation of this type.

As we told you Tuesday, this bill would allow a laundry list of unqualified people to make a secret report and accuse you of “experiencing a mental health emergency” at which point you lose your right to purchase a firearm.  You would not be told this report was filed against you, you would not know who filed it or when it expires.

A few changes were made from the version we shared with you Tuesday.

First, they have changed the definition of one class of “reporters” from “family members” to “immediate family members.” The bill also now has vague language about a misdemeanor penalty for “knowingly” making a false report . The worst a person faces for stealing your rights and your good name is a misdemeanor.

They have also added a standard duration for the hold that would be placed on you. Under this second draft, your rights would be stripped from you with no due process for 30 days. Nothing in this draft would prevent your accuser from simply requesting another hold after 30 days.

Included in the list of people who can make a secret accusation against you are school personnel who have “had direct contact with you.” It does not say “recent” direct contact. They could have had “direct contact ” with you ten years ago.

It also allows any any doctor, “health care provider” or “licensed mental health professional” to make a secret accusation against you. As with family members, those “reporters” are not required to have direct contact with you.  So, for example, a person like Senator Elizabeth Hayward, who is a doctor but also openly admits to having severe mental health issues, could initiate a secret report against anyone she wanted even if she did not know him.

Imagine coming to the Capitol to testify against an anti-gun bill like this. Hayward, who has been a vocal, anti-gun extremist, could pick up the phone or simply go online, report that you are experiencing a “mental health emergency” and, without your knowledge or  right to face your accuser, your rights evaporate.

If you find out that this has happened to you because you attempt to buy a gun and are denied, it’s up to you to prove you are not a danger to yourself or others. You would either have to find a “health care provider”  who would provide “documentation” that you are not a danger, or you would have to go to court, at your expense, and “demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence” that you are not a danger to yourself or others. Good luck with that.

This new version comes the same day we have received the latest statistics from the Oregon State Police on background check denials. (Keep in mind, the OSP does not make public information on their, far more common, delays.)  Once again their own statistics prove what a farce this system is. In December of 2015 OSP denied 226 attempted transfers.

Of those OSP claims that 174 were denied because the buyer was a felon.

11 were denied for “mental health” reasons.

24 people were denied because the OSP claims the gun in question was stolen and 17 people were actually wanted by the police at the time of the attempted purchase.

The number of arrests made? A grand total of …zero.

So according to the OSP, 191 people who were felons or wanted by the police were trying to buy guns, and exactly none were arrested.

Clearly adding this new category of “prohibited” persons will only increase the complexity and failure rate of this monstrous system.

If you don’t know who your local reps are, now is the time to find out. You can find their contact info here.

Call or email them and tell them you expect them to do everything in their power to stop this outrageous attack on your privacy and liberty from even getting a hearing.

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A Mental Health Professional Looks At Mental Illness And Guns

January 2016

Matt Millican has an MA in Counseling Psychology.
He has been studying and working with offender issues in forensic mental health since 2008 and has been heavily focused on sex offender treatment and issues.
He currently works in private practice rehabilitating domestic violence offenders out of Canyon County Idaho.

Given the recent attempts to use mental health issues as a vehicle to deny people gun rights, this is a timely exploration of the issue.

http://mentalhealthreflections.blogspot.com/2016/01/mental-health-and-gun-violence.html

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Maybe The Most Dangerous Bill Ever

01.12.16

We have received a preliminary copy of one of the most dangerous pieces of anti-gun legislation we have ever seen.

While the concept was first floated by Ginny Burdick, there may be other legislators behind it.

This bill eviscerates due process and turns Oregon into a Soviet style collection of secret snitches!

Basically if someone makes a claim that you are, in their opinion,  experiencing a “mental health emergency” you lose your right to buy a firearm!

Included in the list of people who can make that accusation against you are such mental health “experts” as a college history professor, your boss, or an aunt you have not seen in 20 years!

Once the accusation has been made, it’s your problem to get your rights restored!

You are not even allowed to know who made the accusation and you are not informed that your rights have been taken away unless you attempt a firearms purchase! You are not allowed to know how long the “hold” on your rights is!

The person who made the accusation is immune from any liability for making the accusation that takes away your rights.

People will be able to make fabricated accusations against you online!

We cannot stress enough how dangerous this proposed bill is.

We have no doubts this will not be the only attack on your privacy and liberty. Governor Kate Brown and leftist legislators have already stated they want more gun control passed in the short 2016 session.  If the past is any indication, efforts will be made to ram this bill through with as little discussion as possible.

Your rights are in the cross hairs. If this bill becomes law, you are guilty until proven innocent.

Just imagine a woman whose dangerous husband has threatened to kill her. She wants to buy a gun for protection, but a “family member” ( the husband?) makes an anonymous accusation, online, that she is experiencing a “mental health emergency” and now her rights are gone! Not only will she be unable to protect herself, she will have to jump through impossible hoops to “prove” she is not mentally ill!

We have run into some downright evil legislation before, but this is beyond anything we have ever seen.  Have a doctor who does not like guns? Your rights are gone.  Have a boss who’s mad at you? Your rights are gone. Have a crazy cousin who thinks no one should have a gun? Your rights are gone. Of course, this bill has an “emergency clause” to make sure the people of Oregon cannot stop it at the ballot box!

We will have more on this bill if it moves through the legislature, but we wanted you to know that the battle is on even before the session has started.  We are going to need all the help we can get for what promises to be a very ugly 2016. Please consider any contribution you can afford to help us reach as many people as possible. Any one of us can become a victim of this kind of outrage. You can help OFF here.

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Republican’s Response Vs Democrat’s Response

January 2016

As the Oregon State Police ID unit continues to stonewall, delay, and harass gun buyers,(no doubt at the direction of Kate Brown) it is interesting to see how this problem is handled by our elected officials.

We recently heard from a gentleman who was delayed on a firearms purchase. This is not unusual. We receive these calls about once a day.

We suggested that he contact Trish Whitfield who runs the ID unit, and his local officials.

He did reach out to his elected officials, but unfortunately for him, his elected officials are Democrats.

In a follow up email to us, the delayed buyer said:

“Unfortunately, in Forest Grove we are represented(?) by Chuck Riley and Susan Mc Lain. I repeatedly contacted both by phone. I was dealt with by flunkies who were politely unresponsive. I admit I engaged them more than once for the pure fun of it. I wasn’t expecting any real answers and they seemed remote and blissfully unencumbered by any sense of constituent service.”

He also attempted to contact Whitfield at OSP. As he said:

“I also called Patricia Whitfield and Lori Barnes at the numbers shown on your website. You know how that goes. But I decided to take a flyer and call the OSP switchboard and vent my concerns, repeatedly. This resulted in a call from a man named Kermit who was polite but not inclined to actually do anything on my behalf.”

This problem is clearly getting worse after a period of improvement. 

For a long time, reaching out directly to the people who run the unit usually got results, but lately they seem to have done all they can to throw roadblocks in the way of those who are trying to get answers to why they are being denied or delayed.

As a result of the buyer’s dogged persistence he finally got a response from Lori Barnes, but these kinds of roadblocks are simply unacceptable.

Here is what he said he learned from his experience:

“What I think I learned from all this is:

1.) Be persistent and pester everyone you can. I was unfailingly polite but dogged and that probably helped.

2.) Having the official record immediately available ended the delay.

3.) Lori Barnes (lori.barnes@state.or.us) is a nice, reasonable lady who was still working after hours to clear the backlog. She was obviously fatigued but was determined to do her job before going home for the night.

4.) Apparently passing the Federal Background check has no influence over Oregon.”

But there is another lesson here and that is about the behavior of our “elected officials” who allow their personal agendas to get in the way of any assistance for their constituents.

Compare the complete disregard McLain and Riley have for their constituents, with the response of Republican Bill Post.

 

Representative Bill Post
Representative Bill Post

 

Following is a excerpt from an email Representative Post recently received from a constituent after promising to immediately look into a delay the constituent was subjected to:

“Bill and Betsy,

You are amazing-thank you so much for jumping on this! I just received a call from Cabelas letting me know that OSP sent over an authorization code and that I can proceed with the transfer-now I get to go skeet shooting come spring time with my own shotgun! Yeah! I can’t thank you enough for helping  me in this matter-I’m not sure what else I would have done. It is a really powerful and moving experience to see government work in such a personal way. I hope you have a great New Year and thanks again.”

We applaud Representative Post’s commitment to the Second Amendment and his constituents.  It is simply disgraceful that his actions should even be necessary and even more disgraceful that people like McClain and Riley are so contemptuous of qualified gun buyers in their district.

The take away from this seems to be, if you want to exercise your rights, you’d better not live in a Democrat district.

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Early Start On New Gun Control ?

12.09.15

Not waiting until the 2016 Legislative session starts in February, the House and Senate Judiciary Committees will be meeting jointly on Dec. 17th at 9am in Hearing Room “F.”

In an email to Legislators today, anti-gun zealot Floyd Prozanski said:

Colleagues,

In the wake of the senseless shooting at Umpqua Community College on October 1, House Judiciary Chair Rep Jeff Barker and I have called a special joint meeting of the House and Senate Interim Committees on Judiciary. The goal of this hearing is to provide an opportunity for examination and discussion on the state’s role in preventing and responding to these acts of violence. It is also an opportunity to look for areas where we, the Legislature, can make changes so our homes, schools, and communities are safer. Topics will include threat assessments, prevention efforts, mental health services, on-site security options, coordinated law enforcement responses, and community and victim services.

As mass tragedies impact every town, school, and community, we’d like to extend an invitation to you to participate in the hearing. It will begin at 9am on Thursday, December 17, and will be held in Hearing Room F at the Capitol.

An agenda for this hearing will be posted later today.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Judiciary Counsel Channa Newell at (503) 986-1525 or channa.newell@state.or.us.

 

Given his history attacking your rights and killing every pro-gun bill that comes to his committee, you can rest assured that this hearing will go well beyond “threat assessments” and be used as another launching pad for gun restrictions.

Please take a moment tell your legislator that you do not want the actions of murderers and terrorists to be used as an excuse to erode your rights.

You can find your legislator using the “Find Your District and Legislators” link on this page:https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/  or you can use our automailer. Text of the mailer and the mailer form follow:

I strongly urge you not to allow the Legislature to use the murders at UCC and the terrorist attacks in California as an excuse to restrict my right to protect myself. We will never become stronger by disarming good people.

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Please act today.

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Political Tax Credit. Use It Or Lose It.

If you’ve made a donation to our Political Action Committee this year, we thank you. Your support has been immensely important in allowing us to take on fights  for gun rights no other organization would consider.

If you have not made a donation to Oregon Firearms Political Action Committee in 2015, please consider the advantages.

Your contribution can help  us protect gun rights and cost you nothing.

Donations to OFFPAC qualify for a tax credit of up to $100.00.  That’s not a mere “deduction.” This is an actual credit against any money you owe the state of Oregon.

If you file jointly you can take up to $100.00 off your  Oregon tax bill. If you are a single filer you can take up to $50.00 off your bill.  It’s hard to beat that.

For details on how this works see this link.

You can send a donation made out to “OFFPAC” at PO Box 556, Canby OR 97013 or make a safe online donation at using this link.

Please be sure to pick “Political Action Committee” from the “Donation Category” drop down menu to make sure you receive the proper receipt.

This is a terrific way to help us at possibly no cost to you, but you have to do this before the end of the year to get the tax credit for 2015, so don’t put it off.  Get your tax credit today.  

Beginning January 1, 2014 there is an income limitation for the Oregon Political Tax Credit.  The credit is eliminated for contributors with federal adjusted gross income of over $200,000 for a joint tax return and $100,000 for other individual tax returns.  

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More Proof Of Gun Law Failures

11.18.15

In the wake of the recent attacks on Paris, it’s no surprise that Americans are responding by arming themselves. Even local police are recognizing that the dangers of a terrorist attack are massive. And of course, the current administration is aiding and abetting the terrorists by welcoming them to the US.

Our own, unelected, governor has signaled that  Muslim “refugees” are welcome here in Oregon. Behind this backdrop, the battle to retain our gun rights continues, even though the events in France prove the dangers of disarming the civilian population.

Last night KATU TV did a short piece on the never ending efforts of some on the left to eliminate gun rights, now in the guise of copying Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Of course the analogy is absurd. MADD never promoted punishing all drivers for the behavior of a few. They never proposed bans on cars or restrictions on horsepower. They never said you should be arrested if someone else drove drunk in your car. They never demanded background checks to buy a car. Instead they addressed dangerous behavior. 

KATU did briefly cover an issue that the mainstream press has willfully ignored for many months, the absurdity of the “background check” system and its total failure in stopping prohibited people from getting guns.

Over and over we have seen the stats that show when prohibited persons attempt to purchase a gun, nothing happens to them. KATU showed the OSP’s own stats proving this.

Ironically today the latest stats from OSP came out. There were 26,594 background checks run in October. There were 223 denials.  170 of those denials were “felons”, according to OSP. Total arrests? Four!

And as crazy as that sounds, keep in mind  that is four more than were arrested in September when 126 felons tried to buy guns. It’s four more than were arrested in August when 113 felons attempted to buy guns. (In August the State Police did not even include a column for arrests in their charts). It’s four more than were arrested in July when 104 felons attempted to buy guns!

Clearly the only purpose of this system is to create roadblocks and restrictions on the law abiding, but with less than 1% of all transactions being “private” and run through gun dealers it’s clear that not a lot of Oregonians are complying with the Prozanski/Hoyle gun grab.

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EMERGENCY CLAUSE FRAUDS

11.10.15
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As you know, SB 941, the Prozanski/Hoyle gun owner registration bill was passed with an “emergency clause.”

This is the process that races the bill into effect and essentially eliminates the public’s ability to refer it to a vote of the people.

There are many games the establishment in Salem plays to limit citizens’s involvement, but this is one of the most egregious.

“Emergency” clauses are supposed to be used for “the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety” but the process is commonly abused with “emergency” clauses being attached to bills dealing with subjects as mundane as vanity license plates and interior decorators.

Real emergencies are rare, abuses of the process are common. It’s time to put a stop to the fabricated “emergencies” and return power to the people.  And you can help.

Please visit  http://nofakeemergencies.com/   to learn more about this absurd game and sign the petition to place a measure on the ballot to stop the charade.

You can download a petition on line and mail it in.  Please share this information with your friends, family and neighbors who are also tired of having their voices silenced by fake emergencies.  This is a constitutional amendment, so we need every signature we can get.  Thank you.