IMBECILES IN CHARGE

 

 

02.20.2025

Today the Senate Committee On Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs heard SB 947.

This is the bizarre “militia” bill we warned you about here.

This bill is the work of Senator James Manning, who just happens to be the chair of the committee. Little else explains why this absurd waste of taxpayer money was given a hearing.

The bill seeks to turn the citizen militia into something that does not exist, the “national guard.”  No, not the “National Guard” which is a real thing, the “national guard” which is a figment of Manning’s imagination.

Manning appears to be in competition with Paul Evans for who can write the dumbest, most pointless bill and spend the most taxpayer money to stroke their own egos. 

Both Evans and Manning seem to be incapable of opening their mouths without touting their military service or supposed in-depth knowledge of firearms.  Manning’s military background is largely speculation.  Evans’ is questionable at best. It appears his principle accomplishment was the production of porn.

But what’s most interesting is what their bills have in common.

Both have exactly no support from the public.  The submitted testimony on Evans’ gun control bill was 100% against it. The only person who testified in favor of it was…Evans.  Manning’s “militia” bill managed to match that. Not one person submitted testimony in favor of it.  Three people testified against it. No one testified for it.

As soon as the opponents came to the table to testify against the bill, one of two Republicans on the Committee, David Brock Smith, headed for the door, leaving Senator Kim Thatcher to question the meaning of the bill.

We strongly encourage everyone to watch the recorded video of the hearing.  Manning’s explanation of his bill was utterly and completely incomprehensible.

Not a single sentence came close to making sense.  He made Kamala Harris sound like Shakespeare. 

There was not one coherent thought in anything he said.  He did, however, manage to turn it into a racial issue, which he does with everything.  The two other Democrats on the committee , Meek and Woods, offered their support and we defy you to make sense out of anything they said either.

In the race to the bottom Evans and Manning are in a dead heat. But as twisted as Evans is, at least when he finishes a sentence you have some idea what he meant.  Listening to Manning will leave you baffled and terrified that someone so stunningly stupid can be writing laws and controlling committees.  You will literally feel your IQ dropping while he rambles on aimlessly.

Manning is another example of the damage done when people get jobs they are not equipped for except by checking certain DEI boxes.

Manning did say the bill was good, militias wreak havoc, and he intended to make sure the bill moves forward.  (Well we think that’s what he said.) So we will continue to track this idiocy.

It’s his bill and his committee. Unfortunately it’s your money and your rights being flushed.

 

 

Paul Evans Vs Reality

02.17.2025

Today the Oregon House Judiciary Committee  heard Paul Evans’ bill HB 2774. Submitted testimony ran 100% in opposition.

Evans’ justification for this bill was an incident that he claimed happened 8 years ago, for which he provided exactly no documentation. The story he told involved a man who Evans said shot an injured dog that was being held by the man’s wife.

Evan’s once again treated us to a lengthy history of how competent HE is with firearms, and how many he owns. And then, almost by accident, mentioned that during a divorce proceeding for the dog shooter, the judge found the man had done nothing wrong. Could it be that the judge knew all the parts Evans left out?

We  warned you about  HB 2774 here.

As if to prove us right when we told you not to trust far left crazies like Paul Evans, today he went over the deep end.

In an email blast delivered today (but unavailable online at the time of this alert) Evans expresses outrage at the results of the Trump Administration’s revealing of BILLIONS of your dollars being stolen and wasted by “your” government.

But Evans wasn’t outraged at the theft. No, Evans was outraged that it has been reported.  Grifters gonna grift. 

In his screed, Evans sends (ironically) dog whistles to the left with veiled threats of coming violence. He likens the Democrat’s seeing their criminal gravy train being derailed to the American Revolution.

“The War of Rebellion became inevitable when regional frustrations escalated into moral conflicts. Whenever challenges are defined through emotions rather than reason, there is a risk of division; the kind of division that cannot reconcile because of conviction and self-identity. Whenever there are participants knowingly working to lessen our trust in institutions, we are on the path toward greater disharmony.”

Put aside the fact that a serious distrust in crooked and controlled institutions is common sense, astonishingly he rails against the very situation Oregonians find themselves in and of which he is a major contributor:

“We are entering uncharted territory; never in recent history has one party had such domination over all three branches of the U.S. Government and the surrounding ecosystem of ideological and political interests. Thankfully, we have not yet reached a point of no return.”

Oregon is totally controlled by far left Democrats. Every House, every branch, every executive office.  But while ignoring this irony Evans follows that with this demented comment:

“Thankfully, we have not yet reached a point of no return. We are not close to openly choosing the power of the bullet over the ballot.”

Of course, this is absurd. Evan’s side long ago chose the bullet… and the firebomb. That’s why Portland’s Federal Courthouse is a steel clad fortress.  That’s why Michigan police stations were burned to the ground.  That’s why entire sections of Seattle were taken over by murderers and rapists. We are not “close” to choosing bullets. We are well past that point. And it’s Evan’s people who made the choice.

Evans bizarrely states:

“History teaches us that now, before open violence erupts, is the best opportunity to prevent a downward, uncontrollable spiral into chaos and worse. Here in Oregon, we are still able to peacefully gather and respectfully debate issues. Even though the national political scene appears dark, the moral power of the nation rests within the hearts of all Americans, not in party identities.”

It’s hard to imagine how delusional a person can be to pretend the violence has not already erupted and that leaders on the left are not actively promoting it. It’s creepy that Evans thinks that revelation of the truth makes the national political scene “appear dark”.

Evans, and Democrats coast to coast, are horrified that the truth is finally getting the exposure it deserves. That people everywhere now know how badly they have been ripped off by those in power. That the same disgraceful theft goes on in Oregon every single day.

But Evan’s delusions do not end there.  With a complete refusal to embrace reality Evans actually says the following:

“State governments, not the U.S. Congress, are the instruments for peace and progress. The modern political reality is that our nation has outgrown the ability of the federal government to discern prescribed, targeted solutions for our challenges. State governments working with our local government partners are far more able to find resolution to increasingly complex problems. Although it may not be said aloud, people have little real voice in Washington, D.C., but they can loudly roar at the state and local governance levels.”

The “state government” in Oregon has given us out-of-control drug addiction, streets awash in mentally ill homeless, skyrocketing violent crime, unsustainable housing costs and a bottom-of-the-barrel eduction system, all thanks to the policies of people like Evans. It has given us costly legislation like HB 2774 which has no public support yet still gets hearings.  (But of course the vocal support of “Republican” Kevin Mannix who sits on the committee.)

Like Democrats nationwide, Oregon’s Democrats are terrified that their grifts are being exposed and their payoffs to their friends are being revealed.  Like cornered badgers they are going to lash out at anything that looks like real progress towards fiscal sanity.  Get ready folks, it’s going to get uglier.

On another note, also heard was Evan’s bill HB 2710 which would allow victims of childhood abduction to be included in Oregon’s Address Confidentiality Program. This program shields the addresses of people who are in physical danger. It’s important to note that because  participation in this program means the person has no government issued ID with an actual home address, they are prohibited from purchasing firearms. This is an issue we have been attempting to address for years, and once again Senator Kim Thatcher has a bill to do just that. We are betting it never sees the light of day.

DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE

 

02.14.2025

The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for Paul Evans’ bill HB 2774.

The hearing is scheduled for 3pm on Feb 17 in Hearing Room F.

Democrat Evans, of course, has a long history of anti-gun extremism so anything his name is attached to is likely to be trouble.

The summary of the bill says : Directs the court to prohibit unsupervised parenting time with a parent who committed abuse if the abuse involved certain acts with a firearm.

Given the Democrat’s policies it’s hard to believe they have the slightest interest in protecting children from abuse, but what is most concerning is what this bill might become.

It could easily transform into a vehicle for amendments that will serve no purpose except promoting Evan’s dream of ending civilian firearms ownership.

That committee has exactly no reliable pro gun Republicans on it. Republican Kevin Mannix is a long time promoter of anti-gun legislation and Republican Kim Wallan endorses leftist extremists, so do not expect any representation from legislators on that committee.

We believe the Oregon Democrats will use any tool, tell any lie, and manipulate any process to impose their far left views on the people of the state. And Evans is among the least trustworthy of the leftists who control the legislature.

We will be watching this bill carefully for any attempts to use it against all gun owners. 

You can see all the information about this bill including schedules and links to submit testimony here:

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2774?pubDate=2025-02-14-14-37

Unlike anti-gun groups that have received millions of taxpayer money from Democrat administrations, OFF is entirely dependent on the voluntary contributions of gun owners like you.

Please consider whatever donation you can to keep us fighting for your rights. You can make a secure donation online here:

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02.11.2025

 

STOPPING STUPID

Recently we warned you about the latest stupidity from James Manning and Floyd Prozanski joined by Senators Meek and Woods.

This bizarre bill replaces the word “militia” in Oregon law with “national guard.”  That’s not “National Guard” that’s “national guard” lower case n and g.

A quick read of the  bill, SB 947, will show it to be a clumsy and poorly crafted effort to reinvent the meaning of the word “militia” with the single purpose of telling the people of Oregon that they are not part of what we all know they are part of and to further remind us that all power is vested in the military as controlled by Tina Kotek and the people are merely subjects. Much of the bill makes no sense, which we have come to expect from anything Manning and Prozanski do.

This is, of course, another dangerous step towards the complete destruction of the Constitution, but it’s so much more.

Oregon’s roads are crumbling. Its students cannot read or write. Its streets are awash in homeless drug addicts dying in their own waste. Its citizens are struggling to afford basic necessities. And while the legislature pretends that these issues are priorities, it wastes thousands upon thousands of dollars of your money to draft and move stupid bills like this to feed the insatiable egos of clowns like Manning and Prozanski.

There are thousands of bills currently in the legislature and even the people who requested them have admitted that few will ever see the light of day.  They serve one purpose, to give the grifters in Salem something to brag about in their newsletters even though most are totally meaningless.

SB 947 is another step towards the goal of crushing individual liberty and responsibility  and a massive waste of money in a state that frees dangerous criminals because it has no public defenders.     UPDATE.  Or possibly just more corruption.

Our governor is more interested in feathering the nest of her unqualified mate than fixing the problems of the state.  The legislature is more interested in squandering your money on this kind of nonsense than addressing very real issues. While the new federal administration is revealing the insane flushing of billions down the toilet nationally, plenty of that is going on right here in Oregon.

SB 947 is scheduled for a public hearing on  Feb 18th   Feb 20th (rescheduled due to weather) at 1pm in hearing room B in the Capitol in Senate Committee On Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs (Remember that law abiding gun owners are no longer allowed in the Capitol while lawfully armed.)

Please take a moment to submit testimony against this idiotic waste of time and money and remind the legislature what we sent them there to do.

You can submit written testimony and sign up to testify remotely or in person here:

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB947

The links to submit testimony or register to testify are at the top of that page.

Far Left Freedom Haters Speak The Truth. 

By Accident Of Course.

02.01.2025

It was not long after James Manning was appointed to the Senate in 2016 that it became painfully clear that whatever the qualifications for the office were, a stellar intellect was not among them.

In fact, in the years that Oregonians have been subjected to his buffoonish oratories and often incomprehensible floor speeches it has become increasingly undeniable that Manning’s only goals are self aggrandizement and the promotion of racial division.

Once again Manning is promoting a “reparations” bill to force people who never owned slaves to turn over their money to people who never were slaves.

Among the crimes he hopes to extort innocent people for are:

Enslavement;
Racial terror;
Political disenfranchisement;
Racism related to the environment and infrastructure;
Control over creative cultural and intellectual life;
And our favorite, “Pathologizing the Black family”

Joining in this exercise in race baiting are Travis Nelson, Lew Fredrick, Shannon Isador and Andrea Valderrama ( ella/she/her ).

Apparently none of these appointed or elected members of the ruling class see the irony in demanding to be paid off for the demeaning hardship of being in charge of the state.  Humor has never been a strong point of the left.

But at last, Manning, whose “biography” we have so often been reminded of but have yet to see substantiated, has done us all a favor.

For a long time the extremist anti-gun left (Manning is a proud, if not real bright, charter member) have been making the claim that the Second Amendment, which they all despise, only protects the military.

We’ll put aside for a moment the absurdity of believing that the founders of our country, who just fought and won a war with a far more powerful and better equipped empire, thought it was necessary to put in writing that the army is allowed to have weapons. We will leave the clownish left to wallow in that stupidity.

But this has been their position.  For us rational folk, the term “militia” has always been correctly understood to refer to the “people.”  Our founders fear of standing armies is not a secret to anyone with the most tenuous grasp on history.

And now, Manning has finally admitted we are right and the shrill collectivists are wrong. Manning has joined fellow Marxists Meek, Woods and of course Prozanski to introduce SB 947.

SB 947 changes references to the “militia” in Oregon law to…”national guard.” Thereby acknowledging what literate people knew all along but could never quite be grasped by the less intellectually gifted who get elected and run things in Oregon.

Oregon law defines the “unorganized militia” as “… all able-bodied residents of the state between the ages of 18 and 45 who are not serving in any force of the organized militia or who are not on the state retired list and who are or who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States; subject, however, to such exemptions from military duty as are created by the laws of the United States.”

The ‘militia” are the people. And that terrifies the left. And they will do all they can to crush it.

(Manning and his mentally challenged fellow traveler’s bill actually refers to the “unorganized national guard”. Which given the leadership of Oregon might not be that far off.)

Manning and the other petty tyrants wrap themselves in victimhood while feeding at the public trough and making idiotic and vindictive rules for the people who are trapped in the state. And it’s obvious that this bill is one more attempt to remind Oregonians that they are subjects and not citizens. But at least these clowns admit, however inadvertently, what some words really mean.

 

Play By The Rules, Go To Prison

 

01.28.2025

Oregon’s far left legislature is now in full swing, as are their efforts to crush what’s left of the state.

Now that the White House is no longer under the control of psychopaths, Oregon’s Democrats are in full panic mode and you can rest assured they will be behaving like cornered, rabid, raccoons.

The Democrats have a long list of plans to destroy anything that does not fit into their vision of a compliant, urban, gulag. And while anyone who lives or works in rural Oregon has a large target on their backs, we’ll concentrate on gun owners.

If you’re paying attention to current legislation you know the Democrats are planning to use their majority to further erode, if not eliminate, firearm’s sales and ownership in Oregon. Some of the bills they will be using seem innocuous enough, calling for different “studies” from various state agencies.  These bills are “placeholders” which will be “gut and stuffed” later with anti-gun language.

One bill that caught our attention might seem to be of little interest to non criminal Oregon gun owners. HB 3443.

The bill “Provides that each firearm possessed by a person committing the crime of felon in possession of a firearm constitutes a separately punishable offense.”

At first glance you may wonder why that should concern you. Here’s why:

For some time now the Oregon State Police have been enforcing a policy that is almost certainly illegal.  They have been refusing to recognize court ordered right’s restorations for people whose convictions have been expunged, set aside, or otherwise rendered removed by the courts. 

For years it has been understood that these various court orders restored a person’s rights to purchase and own firearms and they were free to lawfully claim they were not convicted felons. And for years, the State Police, obeying the obvious intentions of these right’s restoration processes, approved firearm’s purchases for those people.

Then one day, with no warning or explanation, the OSP Firearms Instant Check Unit invented a new interpretation of the law and claimed that people with these right’s restorations were, in fact, convicted felons and could not purchase firearms.

We have received conflicting opinions about how this would affect persons whose firearm’s purchases had been approved in the past, but we think it’s safe to say that in a state controlled by radical leftists and little opposition from the right, those people are in serious danger.

We hear from people regularly who are victims of this policy. When trying to get an explanation from the OSP they get silence, run arounds, or claims of ignorance.  But now it’s quite clear that the ruling party will attempt to replicate the vicious attacks of the Biden Justice Department on anyone they can. And almost certainly that means people who were approved for firearm’s purchases and ownership are now the targets of Kotek and her weaponized State Police.

We are quite confident that the OSP is operating outside the law. In fact, given that the records of many of these restorations are supposed to be “sealed” it’s deeply concerning that the civilian OSP Firearms Instant Check system employees even have access to them. What else do they have access to that they shouldn’t? Under the current highly unethical regime there is no way of knowing.

You should also know that the OSP has long list of changes they want to make in the law so they can delay or deny more firearms’s transfers. One of them is to make their almost certainly unlawful policy on right’s restoration denial legal.  Basically they want to rewrite the law as it has been written and understood for a long time, to mean that a court ordered removal of a felony conviction means nothing.  That people who dutifully went through a well known and well used process to regain their rights and status as law abiding Oregonians will find their good faith efforts to be meaningless. That people who played by the rules now face prison time.

Let’s not forget that these are the same people who want to legalize theft. It’s insidious, it’s disgraceful, and it’s coming.

There are other dangerous and misleading bills in the works, mostly the product of the usual leftist Kotek stooges, like Manning , Meek, and Prozanzki. 

If you are not a gun owner, these freedom destroying tyrants have plans for you too.  There will be no negotiating with them. There will be no bargaining in good faith.  Kotek proved that when House Leader Drazan foolishly made a “deal” with her.

The only possible response is unapologetic, unrelenting resistance.  The minority party has the means. The question is, when will they stop bleating about “bipartisanship” and “working across the aisle” and start working for you?

The game is on like never before.  The blitzkrieg of actions by the Trump administration have the ruling junta in total freak out mode.  The Republicans could be using the left’s disorder to their advantage.  (The Senate Republican Leader, Dan Bonham, has already lost his right to run again. He has nothing to lose by standing up.)

Oregon gun owners who have played by the rules have been screwed over and over and over. It’s time to demand that “our” people take a stand and stop acting like this is a softball game where the losers meet the winners for a beer after their defeat.

Our only resource to stay in this fight is you. The costs of taking on the state increase endlessly. We would be grateful for any financial support you can provide.  The people who are attacking your rights get paid by you whether you like it or not. We can only ask. Please consider donating to our efforts here:

https://oregonfirearms.ejoinme.org/MyPages/DonationPage/tabid/70447/Default.aspx

01.20.2025 

Today 4 years of disgraceful national criminal corruption came to an end.

Four years of graft, attacks on American patriots, weaponization of federal law enforcement, protection of foreign enemies, enrichment of corrupt oligarchs and silencing of dissent are ending.

The exiting administration is responsible for the bankrupting, imprisonment, and even deaths of countless good Americans.

The magnitude or their crimes can be measured by how many of the criminal participants were pardoned by the most corrupt President in American history.

The darkest days of America may well be behind us.

But while much of the country moved back towards sanity and common sense, Oregon and the rest of the west coast sank further into the lunacy of failed Marxist policies.

Aided by bags full of cash from drug dealers and an election system that registered thousands (that we know of) illegals, the Democrats increased their majority in the Legislature and have already promised to double down on their massively destructive agenda.

That agenda includes raising your taxes while promising to make Oregon more affordable, legalizing more crimes including theft, protecting criminals and doing all they can to make you less safe by crushing what’s left of your Second Amendment rights.

The Democrats have a long list of anti-gun bills in the works and more are coming.

The goal is to end the future sales of firearms in Oregon and restrict and punish gun owners who play by the rules.

Rest assured there will be no negotiating, no bargaining in good faith.  In spite of the shallow promises of “working together” the majority party plans to ram its agenda down the throats of Oregonians.  Having learned they can intimidate or buy off the Republicans they believe nothing stands in their way of creating the kind of dystopian nightmare that Los Angeles has become.

Make no mistake, the far left is in its death loop. The American people have finally tired of the abuse Democrat policies have heaped on them, but the left is not going quietly.  Governor Kotek and the Democrat regime are digging in their heels and planning to use every resource and millions in your money to impede efforts to end their lawless and destructive policies. 

Democrats have announced their plans to protect criminals who attack Oregonians and continue to spend millions in your money to implement gun restrictions already declared unconstitutional. With their complete control over the executive branch (aided by Republican legislators) the Democrats believe there is nothing to stop them. But there is.

The Republicans still have the ability to control the agenda.  While they pretend there is nothing they can do even while promising to “fight” if you’ll just “chip in,” the fact remains that nothing compels the Republicans to participate in this charade. They can leave whenever they want to. 

In past sessions the Republicans in the House refused to stand up for your rights by claiming that if they walked out there would be a ballot measure to punish walk outs.  And after staying behind and helping the Democrats pass more attacks on our rights, they got a ballot measure to punish walk outs.

Oddly, when that measure was on the ballot there was not a single argument against it in the voter’s guide. It was almost like they wanted it to pass. And in spite of the Republican “leadership’s” claim that voters don’t approve of walk outs, when the House DID walk out some years ago, every single Republican House Rep who walked out got re-elected.  And in the most recent election, two conservative Senators who walked out were replaced by their family members, proving that conservatives back people who stand up for them.

The reality is that legislators don’t lose their right to run for re-election by walking out. They lose it by having absences that the leadership will not excuse. When former Senate Leader Tim Knopp agreed to provide a quorum for the last failed session, he could have demanded that his Senator’s absences be excused.  But he refused and handed a massive victory to the far left at the expense of the most committed Senators in the Republican Caucus.

Now we expect the Republican leadership to claim they cannot walk out because of the threat of a change in the quorum rules. Well, it’s not a “threat” any more.

The Republicans can talk all they want about fighting, but the fact is as long as they continue to participate, Oregonians will continue to have the boot of the state on their throats.

Today was a great day for America. But make no mistake, the incoming administration, while a reason for hope, has a checkered record on gun rights.

From Trump’s ridiculous ban on bump stocks, to his comments about “taking the guns now, due process later”, to his Attorney General nominees dangerously mixed record on the Second Amendment, there are plenty of fights ahead for American gun owners.

In Oregon, the situation is far less positive.  With the Democrat promise of eliminating gun rights, all that we have is the willingness of Republican Legislators to stand up for us.

The current Sentate Republican Leader, Daniel Bonham, has walked out in the past. That is a good thing. But his peculiar willingness to buddy up to the man who ended his future in the Senate is disturbing.

“He said he has teased both Wagner and Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber, D-Beaverton, about how he wishes they weren’t so likable. “

Of course, the House Republican Leader, Christine Drazan, has regularly voted with the Democrats on some of their more absurd bills, lead the attack and removal of pro-gun House Rep Mike Nearman, and even supported a bill to protect one of Kotek’s staffers when she was arrested at an antifa riot. 

Drazan has proven over and over that she will capitulate and surrender when faced with a real battle. This is not good news but the simple reality is these two people have the ability to block the Democrat’s scorched earth policies of obstruction, corruption, and destruction.

Please take a moment to remind them that they were not elected to protect the Democrats.

Senator Dan Bonham

https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bonham

Representative Christine Drazan

https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/drazan

Oregon’s Democrats have released their “priorities” for this session, and if they were not actively crushing what’s left of the state, they would be hilarious.

A few of their supposed priorities along with reality:

“Priority:”

Making it easier for Oregonians to own a home.

Reality:

HJR 6. Statewide property tax

“Priority”:

Reducing crime and improving safety with a functional, fair, and accountable criminal justice system

Reality:

HB 2640. Essentially legalizes trespassing, driving while suspended, refusing to show up in court after arrest, refusing to register as a sex offender, spitting on police, and theft of food, tents, clothing, condoms and other things.

“Priority:”

Protecting Oregonians from gun violence.

Reality:

Preventing Oregonians from gun possession.

(Too many bills to list.)

“Priority:”

Ensuring election integrity and improving access to democracy.

Reality:

Thousands of illegals register to vote.

“Priority:”

Protecting our rights, including freedom of speech and the right to make personal decisions without government interference.

Reality:

The complete elimination of the right to protect yourself and loved ones.

HERE WE GO AGAIN

 

01.12.2025

The opening days of the legislative session start on Monday. We cannot sugarcoat it. This is going to be ugly.

If we have learned anything from the LA fires it’s that if you are relying on the state to protect you, you will wind up disappointed at best… but you could wind up dead. The fires in LA are not just a perfect storm of wind and fire, they are a perfect storm of greed and corruption.

Not only do LA residents have to deal with the loss of their homes, but having been disarmed by the state, they also have to deal with looters while defenseless. Make no mistake, that is exactly what the Legislature has in mind for you.

Like a psychotic but oversized 8 year old, the Democrats in the legislature are obsessed with stealing or breaking anything they can get their hands on. Their policies are designed to destroy what’s left of the state while forcing you to pay for the destruction even as they spew incoherent nonsense about making Oregon more affordable.  And rest assured, what’s left of your gun rights are top of the list for them to eliminate.

We are not exaggerating.  The first of what will be many more gun restrictions have already been introduced. 

Gun bans for 18-20 year olds.

Bans on specialty triggers.

Bans on concealed carry in all public buildings and property around them.

Waiting periods, new red tape for background checks, and of course, legislative implementation of Mz 114 which is still in court.  But believe it or not, they made it worse.  More than doubling the fees and doubling the time to issue “permits”. But don’t think we can just take this one to court.  The bill also requires that any legal action take place in the courts least likely to side with gun owners.  The deck is stacked and the dice are loaded. The Democrats have the majority and, infuriated by the election of Trump, are determined to crush gun rights in Oregon.

You can see the long list of anti-rights bills already on the agenda on the legislative website.

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1

In the upper right corner click on “Bills” and type “Firearms” into the search box. Click the box that says “Full Text” for a drop down menu of what’s coming so far. And that’s not even all of them.

There are a few bills to benefit gun owners, but there is zero chance of them moving in a legislature controlled by rabid and mindless leftists like Prozanski, Manning, Evans and Grayber.

They have declared war on us and frankly we’re outnumbered.

There is NO chance of negotiating with the Democrats and, as the Republicans SHOULD have learned, you cannot bargain with them in good faith. Tina Kotek demonstrated that in her now infamous “deal” with Christine Drazan.  But now, proving the Republicans have learned nothing, Drazan is back as House Republican Leader. You will recall that when she held that job before, she gave away the store to the Democrats while voting for almost all of their worst bills.  This is the “leader” the Republicans in the House chose, a “leader” whose main claim to fame was putting tampons in the bathrooms of kindergarten boys and then lying about it.

But it makes little sense to criticize the Democrats for attacking us. It’s like criticizing a hyena for wallowing in the blood of a kill. It’s just what they do. But once again we are faced with Republicans who have the power to stop all this insanity but show no signs of the will. The reality is the Republicans can still shut down the legislature if only they care more about Oregonians than they do about themselves.

The last few years have been one court battle after another, and while nothing is resolved, the legal bills are staggering.  Almost everything the legislature has in mind is unconstitutional. But those battles could take years with no guarantee of victory. While there have been many courtroom wins these last few years, immediate appeals and delays means little has changed.

We cannot rely on the courts to protect us from this latest round of attacks.

There is one line of defense this session.  Republicans who are willing to stand up. The past does not give us a lot of reason to be hopeful. But we simply must demand that they do not roll over or try to con us with phony photo-ops and theater.  This is going to be a rough session.  So dig in.

We will be working every day to keep you informed of what is moving and who needs to hear from you.  But you can receive updates on any legislation that concerns you directly from the legislature via email.

You can use this link to subscribe to legislative updates. https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORLEG/subscriber/new

There you can sign on for updates from any legislator you chose, get updates on any committee you want to follow and news of any bills you want to track, and because of legislative deadlines you will not be subjected to the daily requests for money from Republican legislators who were still asking for donations long after the elections were over.

If you want to get even more involved in changing the direction of Oregon, consider joining with our friends at the Oregon Citizens Lobby. See this link for more info: https://oregoncitizenslobby.org/volunteer/

 

What’s Coming

 

12.13.2024

While it is always a risky business to make predictions in this tumultuous political environment, you don’t have to be Nostradamus to see that 2025 is going to be a very bad year for gun owners (and gun dealers) in Oregon.

The reappointment of Christine Drazan as House Minority Leader signals the House Republican’s total surrender to the Democrat agenda.

The newly appointed House “leadership” team does not include a single committed fighter.

The Senate Republicans once again chose as their Deputy Leader, David Brock Smith. Smith, you will recall, insisted on remaining on the Senate Floor even as some of his more principled colleagues walked out.  Smith’s main interest as a legislator has always been…Smith.  Holding onto his office and being able to funnel taxpayer money directly into his own pocket is far more important to Smith than the wellbeing of his constituents.

So what can we expect?

On Wednesday the Democrats introduced the first of their anti-gun bills for the 2025 session.

These two identical bills were introduced in the Senate and House Judiciary Committees as “Committee Bills”.  This is how legislators get bills through the process without having to put their names on them.

You can see the two drafts here and here. (They are the same bills.)

These two bills are “place holders” designed to be “gut and stuffed”.  All that will remain will be the “relating clause” which is “Relating to Firearms.” 

The rest of the language will be removed.  We believe these bills will be vehicles used by the Oregon State Police to impose extensive new obstacles to completing firearms transfer background checks.

Essentially we expect Governor Kotek to use the State Police to enact into law, a whole host of new restrictions and complications. Many of the tactics that the OSP uses now to prevent transfers from taking place will be codified into law so transfers (which for many are already a nightmare) will take longer and be more complex for everyone.  No doubt the OSP will demand an end to the law that allows for transfers after three days if they don’t do their job and likely a request for lengthy “waiting periods” for all transfers.

If you look at cartel media outlets you may have noticed that many of them are issuing press releases for anti-gun groups disguised as “news”.

These releases revolve around the false stories anti-gun groups are pushing to shut down gun stores by implying that some dealers are regularly providing guns to criminals.  Of course the “research” these groups provide to illustrate their lies are “reports” they created themselves. 

In a recent press release authored by anti-gun hack Maxine Bernstein of the failing Oregonian, she unwittingly noted in her story that the ATF themselves refute the “statistics” in the fake reports by the anti-gun groups. But the reality that multiple legacy “news” sources are issuing these deceitful releases is a good indication that the left is planning new attacks on firearms dealers.

FFL’s should prepare themselves for legislation to throttle them and push onerous new restrictions on them in an effort to force as many as possible out of business.  We predict new and complex rules on employees, security, and likely demands for costly video recording.

Given past efforts, we also anticipate that the legislature will try to impose all the unconstitutional provisions of Measure 114 that are currently held up in court.  Nothing stops the politicians from implementing laws they know are unconstitutional.  They can do what they want. It then becomes the job of the victims of their legislation to spend millions in court to fight them.  If past is prologue you can also expect Senator Floyd Prozanski to include provisions that forbid Oregonians from challenging these measures in any court except one approved by… Prozanski.

The Democrats have increased their majorities in both Houses. Recent comments by Republicans indicate they plan to work with the Democrats instead of standing in their way.  Far left Senator Sara Gelser was just recorded gushing over her deep “friendship” with Republican Senator Tim Knopp who single handily engineered the Senate Republican’s collapse in the last session and praising  his son Reagan, who started a fake gun group to prop up bad Republican candidates.  The love fest continues and you are not invited.

But as grim as all this news is, remember that while Republicans don’t have enough votes to stop the new taxes the Democrats will be passing, they do still have enough votes to deny quorum and put the brakes on this insanity.  The ball is in their court.

Personally Made Firearm Lawsuit Update

12.10.2024

In the last legislative session the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2005 which outlawed the possession and creation of personally made firearms.

The bill was the result of a refusal by the Oregon Republicans to prevent its passage, something they inarguably had the power to do.

As a result, a practice with a long and honorable history is now a crime in Oregon.

Historically some of the greatest innovations in firearms technology have been the work of individuals working on their own. The manufacture of firearms by individuals has always been, and is still now, legal in the US. No permission from the government is required.

The Oregon Democrats, who never address real problems, chose to create one with their invention of the “ghost gun” hoax, the Oregon Republicans went along for the ride.

Now the simple process of building a firearm in your own shop or garage is illegal.

Along with our partners, the Firearms Policy Coalition, we filed a suit in Federal Court against this latest unconstitutional firearms ban. As you would expect (we certainly did) an activist judge immediately ruled against us using the standard baseless arguments that home made firearms are only used by criminals and that somehow, these guns, which are essentially identical to the most common commercial firearms, are “dangerous and unusual.”

On Dec. 6, we filed our latest motion in this important case.  You can see it here.

It’s both regrettable and absurd that we need to spend vast sums of money to protect our rights in the courts that are supposed to do that for us.  But we are now forced to ask gun owners to do the jobs their elected officials won’t do.

Immediately after helping to pass HB 2005, the Oregon House Republicans, led by Vikkie Iverson, staged a photo op on the Capitol steps holding a cardboard check for $25,000.00 and claiming that money would be used to fund a lawsuit against the bill they just helped pass.

Needless to say, it was all political theater. Aside from the obvious fact that $25,000.00 would be a drop in the bucket to fight a law in court, in reality it was all a scam and was soon washed down the Republican memory hole.

Ironically, the Iversons love to attack OFF for raising funds to fight the laws they help put in place, and for pointing out the hypocrisy of the Republican establishment. At the same time they rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars attacking conservative Republicans themselves.

Of course, in addition to the money they make attacking principled candidates (even when their attacks fail) Vikki’s salary comes directly out of your pocket in tax money.  As does the salary for her new “chief of staff” Reagan Knopp. Knopp, you may recall, was the listed director of the sham group “Oregon Gun Rights” which was invented to create the illusion that certain spineless Republican candidates actually had gun owner’s support. Bryan Iverson, Vikki’s husband, took in almost $100,000.00 in tax payer funds as a “legislative assistant” in 2023 alone. Yet these people attack us for raising funds to protect the rights they have helped to destroy.

While we will continue to expose the hypocrisy of the sell out establishment, we will also make note of the ones who stand up. Although the sham photo op was designed to create the illusion that the House Republicans were “doing something”, one Oregon House Rep has made good on that pledge.

House Rep Ed Diehl recently donated $1000.00 from his PAC to the Oregon Firearms Educational Foundation for our endless legal battles. We thank him for his support and for serving as an example of an honest legislator.

While elected hacks and their families continue to attack us for raising funds to fight for your rights, the reality is we don’t have the ability to fleece the taxpayers.  Please consider donating whatever you can to help us do the job they won’t do.

You can make a secure online donation here. https://oregonfirearms.ejoinme.org/MyPages/DonationPage/tabid/70447/Default.aspx

Donations to the Oregon Firearms Educational Foundation qualify for a tax deduction.

Thank you.

12.04.2024

There is still time to take advantage of Oregon’s Political Tax Credit.

Donations to our Political Action Committee may qualify for a credit on your Oregon taxes of up to $100.00. Please see this link for details or consult your tax advisor.

Because of the generosity of people like you, OFFPAC has been able to assist good candidates even when facing disgraceful attacks by people on their own “team.”

With the balance of power now solidly in the hands of the far left anti-gunners, and so few Republicans willing to stand up to their attacks, our ability to support the few good candidates is critical.

But we must receive your contribution by Dec 31st for you to take advantage of the credit for 2024. Postmarks don’t count and when you mail it does not count.  We have to have received it before the end of 2024.

We strongly encourage online donations to avoid any problems with mail delivery.

Remember, this is a credit, not a deduction, which means if you owe the state of Oregon money you can actually reduce the amount that goes to Kotek and the rest of the cabal that is working overtime to eliminate your rights, so your donation could cost you nothing.

Please use this link to donate to OFFPAC and be sure to pick “Political Action Committee” from the “Donation Category” drop down menu.

Thank you.

Out With The Old.

In With… The Old.

 

 

 

11.19.2024

The Oregon House Republicans have picked a new leader for the 2025 session.

And the winner is… Christine Drazan.

Just days ago, outgoing Republican Leader Jeff Helfrich said in a letter to colleagues :

“I thought of our caucus as a team and I was its captain. Instead, I found myself playing a solo in the band and my own teammates heckling me along the way.”

“What I was not prepared for, however, was the endless drama within the caucus. I went into the job expecting tough fights with Democratic leadership. Instead, the toughest fights were with the caucus and party.”

“If we want to win, we need to be united…”

Well Jeff had no reason to worry. In a press release dated Nov. 18, Drazan said:

“Our Caucus is united in our resolve to push for policies that put people before politics ahead of politics…”

Just like that, problem solved.

You will recall that under Drazan’s last reign of failure the Oregon House Republicans gave away the store to the Democrats, exiled their most committed and ethical member, (Mike Nearman) and humiliated themselves with a “deal” Drazan made with then speaker Kotek.  Kotek, of course, pulled the football away and screwed the Republicans. (In all fairness, the “deal” was a joke anyway and was essentially meaningless.)

Not satisfied with with those disasters, Drazan then called for a vote to censure Kotek. A move that had a 0% chance of success and a 100% chance of retribution. (Which would explain the comical and pathetic scene of Republican House Reps running for the door to avoid that vote.)

Drazan left her position to run for Governor.  She was replaced by Vikki Iverson who, while every bit as bad as Drazan, at least has found a way to make a pile of money off of other Republican candidates win or lose.  (Her husband was also half of the clown show called “Oregon Gun Rights.”  But that’s another grotesque story.)

After her defeat in the Governor’s race, Drazan told the Clackamas County Republican Chair that she was taking a break from politics. Before their coffee was cold she announced her bid to unseat James Hieb, the Republican who replaced her in the House.

In the spirit of protecting Republican incumbents, the House Republican Caucus immediately turned their attention to screwing over James Hieb…their incumbent.  Drazan was back.

Meanwhile, Jeff Helfrich had become the new leader. But there was never any question about him holding onto that job once it was clear that Christine was once again, in the game.*

Drazan has an almost perfect record of capitulating to Democrat demands and voting for their bills no matter how bad they are.

“I’m looking forward to fighting alongside them every day for a future that puts the people of Oregon ahead of political partisanship.” Drazan said of her colleagues in the press release.

“I am excited to support Christine as she leads our caucus and becomes the voice for common-sense Oregonians state wide.”  Helfrich replied, as he handed over the helm of the Titanic.  One big happy dysfunctional family again. 

This move makes the House Republican’s unconditional surrender official. At least now it’s on the record.

This means that once again we can expect no help from Republicans when the torrent of anti-gun bills start rolling in.

The Republicans will make a lot of meaningless noises, send out an endless stream of fundraising emails promising to fight back if they just have enough money,  the Democrats will reword one paragraph and the Republicans will declare victory.

There are only two things that are certain in Oregon in 2025.  Taxes and Republican surrender.

That means it’s up to us.  So buckle up folks, it’s going to be an eventful year.

* Drazan’s hilarious and deceitful protests aside.

“Drazan said she isn’t yet thinking about returning to caucus leadership or a future run for higher office. “I promise that I will talk about that when I’m ready to talk about it,” she said in an interview.”

 

The Dust Never Settles

11.08.2024

Your contributions to the Oregon Firearms Political Action Committee are more important than ever.

As you know, donations to our PAC may qualify for a tax credit meaning your gift to OFFPAC could cost you nothing. For details on PAC donations and credits please see this link or consult your tax advisor. Secure online donations can be made here: https://oregonfirearms.ejoinme.org/MyPages/DonationPage/tabid/70447/Default.aspx

WHY IT MATTERS.

We have avoided the unthinkable.  The ascension of a low IQ quota hire to the White House could well have meant the end of the Republic. But even before all the results of this year’s election are in and counted the left has begun its expected drumbeat of hate and violence.

So there is still much to be done and while we can savor the 2nd Amendment victories in national elections let’s be cautious.

There is no question that a Harris victory would have been catastrophic, but Trump does have a history of making uninformed and bad decisions about guns. The recently defeated “bump stock” ban being the most prominent one.

Trump has taken some bad advice in the past, and his reliance on the NRA in that decision was just one example. The floundering NRA regularly endorses anti-gun candidates and its approval of bumpstock bans and “red flag” gun confiscations were typical of the kind of mixed messages that bedevil the gun rights community.  The federal judge who ruled that a state wide ban on gun purchases and a prohibition on virtually all firearm’s magazines was constitutional was a Trump appointee.

But it’s important to note that Trump does seem to be surrounding himself with a better class of people than in his first term and if he is wise he will take advantage of the work the Heritage Foundation has done in the last 4 years to find and vet high integrity candidates for positions in his administration.

The left has already proclaimed its determination to do all it can to undermine him and the recent actions of federal law enforcement agencies have demonstrated what he will be up against taking on the deep state.

But OFFPAC deals with Oregon races and issues, so why is your support so important?

Once again, we have seen that the biggest threat to committed, constitutional, Republican candidates is…the Oregon Republican Establishment.

And while we are pleased to be able to say that the very few candidates we could ethically support have won, it was in spite of the disgraceful efforts of the cabal of insider Republican grifters who worked overtime with the money from unsuspecting Republican donors to torpedo any candidate that stood up for your rights.

Not only did they do their best to crush good Republicans, one Republican “leader” actually worked to elect an extreme anti-gun Democrat.   Even after this duplicitous backstabbing the Republican Establishment protected House Rep Kim Wallan.

Let’s not forget that Wallan voted against an anti-gun bill because she didn’t think it punished gun owners enough!

The Cartel Republicans also joined together to throw pro-gun, Marine Corp Vet, James Hieb to the sharks to pave the way for the return of Christine Drazan. Drazan’s tenure as House Republican Leader was a carnival of capitulation to the far left.  Not only did the caucus abandon one of their most committed members, but the Clackamas County Party, which knows better than most what a disaster Drazan is and will be, refused to endorse Hieb’s candidacy sealing his fate to the lobby funded sell-out Drazan.*
*UPDATE. It should be noted that while the party voted against supporting Hieb, there were many patriots in the Clackamas Party that recognized the lunacy of supporting Drazan. In the end they were narrowly outvoted by the Cartel, many of whom rarely showed up to party meetings but were there to stick it to one of the most committed legislators in Oregon’s House.

The list of reprehensible dirty tricks by the “take the money and run” wing of the Oregon Republican establishment is too long to list. This was one of their most brazen and deceitful.

But while the results of this election in Oregon prove that no policy is too big a failure for the blue counties to embrace and repeat, the election of a handful of candidates is something to cheer about. 

Dwayne Yunker, (House 3), Noah Robinson (Senate 2) and Diane Linthicum (Senate 28) won handily even though the Republican establishment did everything it could to torpedo them.  We are pleased to have endorsed and supported them.  Alex Skarlatos won the House seat that was vacated when Christine Goodwin attempted to move to the Senate. Her loss to Noah Robinson and her replacement by Skarlatos was a double victory for anyone cheering for candidates of integrity.

Their victories tell a story you won’t hear from the regime media and you won’t hear it from the establishment Republicans.  The fact is, these people, and others in more local races, won because of the financial support of people like you and the tireless courageous work of the Josephine County Republican Party which refused to go along with the losing game and stood up for these candidates. 

In spite of the underhanded tactics of the frauds who brought vicious and deceitful attacks and created fake “pro-gun” organizations, the Josephine County Party stood strong, worked like crazy and elected people who actually stand for something. They should be considered a role model for county parties state wide. Rest assured the people they helped elect will be targets of the establishment and will need all the support we can give them. Skarlatos particularly, being new to Salem, will be under tremendous pressure to go along with the old failed guard. We cannot allow it.

The donations you give to OFFPAC go directly to solid candidates. They are not filtered through the caucus PACS who then distribute your money to candidates who agree to “play the game.”

That’s why your support is so important. You simply cannot rely on “insiders” to choose where your hard earned donations go. Back stabbers like Kim Wallan and gun control supporters like Kevin Mannix should not be getting the money you thought was going to pro-gun candidates.

The results of this election mean most of the same compromising Republicans and Marxist Democrats are returning to sell out your rights.  We must be able to support the few good candidates who are willing to fight the odds on your behalf.  Good principled candidates and legislators are facing attacks from both sides. Your support has been critical to show the honest few that they are valued.

Please consider a donation to OFFPAC and thank you for all you have done for freedom.

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10.30.2024

Mz 114 Appeals Court ReCap

 

If you missed yesterday’s Appeals Court hearing on Measure 114, you can watch it here:

https://oregoncourts.mediasite.com/mediasite/Channel/default/watch/0c96fdeaf26c44c9aaa42e84a0f83dbc1d

The court did not make a decision on the constitutionality of the measure and none was expected. This will probably take several months.  Meanwhile, the regime media continues to act as the propaganda arm of the state in its reporting about this clearly dangerous and unconstitutional measure.

Tony Aiello, the lawyer who argued on behalf of gun owners, once again, did a spectacular job.

Tony has demonstrated an outstanding grasp of the issue and is amazingly well prepared and articulate in his defense of our rights. We all owe him a debt of gratitude for a job well done.

As usual the state based its arguments on a passionate and determined refusal to read the very simple language of the Second Amendment and Oregon’s Article 1 Section 27.

As with state lawyers across the country, Oregon’s lawyer argued that nothing is protected unless it is “commonly used in self defense.”  Now keep in mind, they are not arguing that something can be used in self defense, they are arguing that if it’s not frequently used in self defense it’s not protected.

(And now, after decades of pretending that gun rights are only about hunting, the left is saying that hunting rifles are not protected!)

Of course, a child could read both the US Constitution and the Oregon Constitution and see that neither limits firearms to just self defense.  The Second Amendment refers to “militias” and the Oregon Constitution refers to defense of self and the state. It’s troubling that so many law school graduates struggle with reading comprehension.

The state takes the position that most self defense shootings involve fewer than 3 rounds and therefore there can be no defense of magazines that hold more than ten. (Of course, why not ban magazines that hold 3 or more?)

They argue that firearms do not require standard capacity magazines to function and limiting firearms to reduced capacity magazines violates no one’s rights. (As any gun owner knows, you can fire most guns with no magazine, so we should anticipate the next move on the state’s part will be to ban all magazines, which Mz 114 almost does already.)

They also argue that magazines have been used in the commission of crimes, therefore the state has an interest in banning them. The Supreme Court has already made it clear that this argument (no matter how absurd it is) cannot be used to justify an attack on constitutional rights.

But across the country, government agents have simply thumbed their noses at the Supreme Court and keep trotting it out.

One highlight of the hearing was when the state’s lawyer contended that magazines are not “arms” and therefore were not protected. One of the judges immediately responded that they were “components” of firearms, an observation few judges have made.  The state’s lawyer at first acknowledged that and then tried to walk it back. But it was an indication that the judges were paying attention and at least asking thoughtful questions.

As we have noted before, no matter what decision the court reaches, there is nothing to stop the Oregon legislature from simply enacting all these bans themselves. The legislature is free to enact clearly unconstitutional legislation and then simply say “sue us” and the whole circus begins again.

As you know, the Democrat candidate for Attorney General has stated in no uncertain terms that he intends to enact and defend as many attacks on gun rights as he can. The Republican candidate, Will Lathrop, has not taken a position on 114 in spite of numerous inquires from us and others.

UPDATE 11.01.2024. On the Bill Meyer show on KMED, Will Lathrop says he WILL defend MZ 114 and continue the state’s assault on your rights. In this interview Lathrop seems to believe the Oregon Court of Appeals has already ruled on this and found it constitutional!)

It’s safe to say that the battle for gun rights in an increasingly dangerous state will be going on for some time.  If you want to contribute to this battle you can make a donation directly to the lawyers fighting it. Please consider doing so.

Their contact info follows:
Tyler Smith & Associates PC
181 N Grant St Suite 212
Canby OR 97013
https://ruralbusinessattorneys.com/
www.givesendgo.com/StateCourt_StopMeasure114