Republicans Pass More Gun Bans
05.29.2025
Today, all Senate Republicans showed up to provide the quorum the Democrats needed to pass SB 243, Oregon’s latests gun ban.
Words cannot express the magnitude of the ignorance and stupidity showcased by most of the floor speeches. But a few of the lowlights included Senator Broadman suggesting that banning reset triggers and keeping CHL holders out of public meetings would reduce veteran suicide. He also stated that the police “don’t want CHL holders help.” We have no indication that any cop anywhere ever said that. But that does not stand in the way of making stuff up.
Then there was Senator Reynolds letting us know that “machine guns are illegal”. Ok, she’s a moron but the Republicans did not disappoint either.
Senators McLane and Nash both bemoaned the fact that they could not get to vote just to ban “rapid fire activators” something they agreed we have no right to own.
Senator Bonham noted, oddly, that most of the mail he got urged him to walk out. Which of course, he didn’t. So much for having your voice heard.
In spite of the fact that countless Oregonians own the devices banned under this measure and, for some reason have not committed mass murder, we were reminded by Floyd Prozanski that the ONLY thing you can do with them is “kill a lot of people in a very short time.”
When this bill passes in the House and is signed by the Governor, people who now own these devices legally and safely will officially be in the same category as killers and child porn purveyors.
Thank you Senate Republicans.
It was always a safe bet that not enough Republicans had the courage to stop this bill. After all, not a day goes by that they don’t torture us with press releases about the damage the Democrats are doing, yet they keep showing up to help them. But it is truly disappointing to see that even the Republicans who had NOTHING TO LOSE (because they already are denied the right to run again) showed up to grandstand. It may have been just a statement of support, but it would have been something.
In addition to the ban on “rapid fire activators” the bill will now make CHL holders criminals should they have the temerity to be part of any city council or county commissioner meeting, or enter any building of any of the dozens of “boards” Oregon has while in possession of their licensed firearms should officials ban them.
The bill now moves to the House, where under the failed and embarrassing “leadership” of Christine Drazan the Republicans are sure to fold again. But not without hours of speeches about just how terrible the bills they help pass are.
Other even worse bills are waiting in the wings.It’s a safe bet they are not done yet.