GUN STORE SHUT DOWN MOVES AHEAD

06.18.2025
Today HB 3076, the gun store shut down bill , passed out of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capitol Construction and on to the full Ways and Means Committee.

The lawyer who drafted it was at the work session and admitted she could not answer simple questions about the content of the bill.

Amendments were adopted to appropriate millions of your tax dollars to enforce the new restrictions on gun dealers.  (Millions of dollars buys a lot of tents for the fentanyl community.). However, no one knows what all of those restrictions will be. 

While the bill has new requirements for “training”, background checks, and mandatory video surveillance (with years of retentions of the videos), it leaves to the Department of Justice the role of creating those rules.

It also tasks the Department of Justice with “on-site inspections, in accordance with this section, of each state license holder’s place of business to ensure that the licensee is complying with the requirements to hold a state license..”

Also:

“The department may conduct reasonable periodic unannounced inspections of a retailer licensee’s place of business during the retailer licensee’s regular business hours.”

The Department of Justice also gets to; “adopt rules for the secure storage of firearms and ammunition by retailer licensees and other licensees in a manner that prevents unauthorized access.”

We need not point out the Department of “Justice” is a collection of “lawyers” not security experts. Nor do we need to point out the  Department of “Justice” is run by an extreme left wing anti-gunner who has spent millions of dollars of your taxes to enact a ban on firearms components and a permitting scheme that will all but eliminate legal gun transfers in Oregon. 

But if you have any concerns about how draconian and convoluted these new rules will be, don’t you worry. Democrat House Rep Jason Kropf, who displays his mind numbing ignorance of Oregon law on a daily basis, assured us they he knew of gun stores that “will have no problems with these regulations.”  He did mention that some would have problems but they were likely breaking the law anyway. 

Republican Senator Fred Girod said he believed the point of the bill was to make guns more expensive. We disagree. The bill is clearly designed to make guns unavailable.

Republican Senator Mike McLane, while opposing the bill did include in his remarks “When this bill passes…”

Whether that was a tacit admission that Senate Republicans have no intention of denying quorum and thus helping pass this bill  remains to be seen. But it did not sound good. In a few days Oregon Republicans will face no penalties for walking out and protecting your rights and the many businesses this bill is designed to destroy.  Today the Oregon House  passed this resolution.  We strongly encourage them to continue spending as much time as possible on bills like these as the clock keeps ticking.

Gun Store Shutdown Bill Back

 

06.17.2025

HB 3076, a bill designed to close Oregon gun stores, is back and moving.

The bill which imposes extreme, onerous, and punitive restrictions on Oregon’s FFL’s is now scheduled for a work session in the “Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Capital Construction”.

The work session is scheduled for tomorrow at 8.30 am.

In addition to the enormous fees it forces on all gun dealers and federal firearms license holders, the bill creates an impossible-to-comply-with list of conditions and restrictions that will close most if not all gun dealers in the state.

This bill creates Mexico style restrictive conditions in Oregon.

If this insanity passes in the closing days of the 2025 Legislative Session you can thank Oregon’s Republican Legislators.

Democrat’s Criminal Protection Bill Passes Committee

06.16.2025

As expected, SB 243 passed the House Rules Committee and is now in its way to the full House and the Ways and Means Committee.

But not without Representative Kropf once again demonstrating his complete and total ignorance of Oregon gun law. His inability to read black letter law is truly unsettling.

243 creates a vast new patchwork of prohibited places for concealed handgun licensees.

Virtually any government entity will be empowered to ban license holders from “their” property.

The sponsors of the bill made it clear that while there were no examples of CHL holders creating problems, they were ramming it through because some people were afraid that others might be exercising a right. So the rights of some will be eliminated by the neurotic “feelings” of others. 

To be clear, the bill includes exactly nothing to prevent truly dangerous people from bringing guns into public meetings. It only advertises to them that they will meet no resistance.  It’s interesting that the paranoid red shirts are perfectly fine with giving criminals access to public meetings while armed. But clearly now Oregon is legislating based on the whims of the emotionally unbalanced. But we are getting used to that.

The bill also bans “rapid fire actuators”. Many of the banned items are already illegal under federal law. The thousands of people who own the other ones lawfully in Oregon will become criminals when the bill goes into effect and felons should they attempt to dispose of them.

Far left crank Floyd Prozanski suggested that all those people only got them to commit mass murders. As of now it is unclear why they have not. Perhaps Floyd can clarify in his next incoherent floor speech.

The bill was also amended to include implementation dates for the permit and component ban sections of Mz 114 which, as you know, is currently held up in the Oregon Supreme Court.

The damage this bill will do cannot be adequately calculated. Republicans have promised to do all they can to “fight it.”

But the simple truth is they don’t have the power to do a damn thing about it except run their mouths and send out press releases. The only tool they have is to refuse to participate and keep the Democrats from one more irrational attack on your rights. 

In a mass email today, House Rep Jeff Helfrich said “While Democrats and the supermajority are slowly trying to chip away at your right to bear arms, we hope that the courts will uphold our federal and state constitutions.”  They can “hope” all they want, but as we have learned, they expect others to foot the bill for any lawsuits.

In an email to a voter, House Republican “Leader” Christine Drazan said: “A walkout is not a substitute for winning elections. The supermajority has 2 years to control the state and walking today doesn’t stop anything from passing the next time we are called into session.”

This is absurd. The Democrats keep ramming through anti-rights bills because they know the Republicans are going to roll over time after time after time. And then ask you to re-elect them.

Because the House made changes in this bill it will need to go back to the Senate for concurrence. That means that as of now both the House and Senate Republicans still have the opportunity to do the right thing.

The Legislature must close up shop on June 29th.  The Republicans would not risk the seats they are determined to keep (for no apparent reason) unless they have ten or more absences that are not “excused” by their Democrat overlords. You can do the math.

We will soon be seeing if their jobs are more important than your rights.

GUN BAN WORK SESSION TOMORROW

 

 

06.15.2025

SB 243, the Democrat’s latest effort to protect criminals and outlaw self defense while turning law abiding Oregonians into felons is scheduled tomorrow for a “work session.”

The “work session” is planned for 3 PM in the House Committee on Rules.

For more details and links to watch this insanity online use this link:

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HRULES/2025-06-16-15-00/Agenda

Expect the adoption of amendments and a “do pass” recommendation.  Then it’s off to the full House where we expect the House Republicans, under the disastrous and failed “leadership” of Christine Drazan, to provide the quorum needed to further crush your rights and safety.

 

Happy Flag Day

06.14.2025

As mostly peaceful riots spread from coast to coast in celebration of Flag Day (with apparently some mixed messages) the new Mayor of Portland gave a speech encouraging people to protest but imploring them to be “peaceful” and “respectful” because you see, those are Portland values.  This, of course, prompted us to wonder how long he’s lived here. (He’s basically Ted Wheeler but not as masculine.)

So time for a weekend update.

First, some news on Mz 114.

As you know, Mz 114 was declared “constitutional” by Oregon’s Appeals Court in a decision that lead to head scratching by anyone who read it.

Now the Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to review that decision.

For reasons that we just cannot quite wrap our heads around, Oregon’s controlled media seems to be MIA on this story. 

Oregon’s cartel propaganda mills, especially the aging Marxists at the Oregonian (formally a “newspaper”) seem to virtually wet themselves whenever they have bad news to report  for gun owners or Oregon Firearms

 Federation. But it’s darn hard to find a story about this move by the Supreme Court.

What does this mean?  While it certainly is not an indication that the Court will overturn the Appeals Court ruling, it does not rubber stamp it either.  Clearly they think the lower court got something wrong.  And, as noted above, if you actually read what the lower court said, you would have to conclude they got everything wrong.

Could the Oregon Supreme Court make things worse?  Of course they can, but for now this keeps Mz 114 on ice and that is a good thing.  Because of this move by the Court, 114 will not go into effect any time soon.

HB 3075, which repeals Mz 114 and replaces it with worse language at twice the costs  is still sitting in the House Ways and Means Committee having not been voted on in either chamber. And time is running out for its passage.  It is possible for the legislature to move a bill through both Houses in one day. So this bill is still very much alive,  but at the time of this alert it is still in committee.

Nothing is dead until the last gavel falls and the Republicans and Democrats meet together in a group hug and embrace like competing softball teams but the clock is ticking. We’ll take whatever good news we can get for as long as we have it.

Another issue to be aware of is Ballot Measure 28.  This ballot measure will outlaw “killing animals” for food and just about everything else.

You may think this is so nuts no rational person would even consider this insanity.  But rest assured the crazies who are pushing it will be every bit as deceitful as the wing nuts who brought us Ballot Mz’s 110, 113 and of course, 114.

They are already tricking people into signing it by claiming it’s to “stop experiments” on animals. Just like they lied to us about what Mz 110 would do and now our streets are open air toilets for mentally ill fentanyl addicts. Please spread the word, this is another deranged attempt to stomp out whatever normalcy is left in Oregon.

Not only does it ban hunting and fishing, it bans raising animals for food. Insane? You bet. Likely to pass?  Yes if enough people are deceived about its intention.

Oregon has lost its mind in so many ways.  Please don’t let this crackpot scheme gain traction. If you are a Facebook user please consider joining “Oregonians Against The PEACE Act.”

Have a great weekend and keep that bear spray handy.

ATTACK ON GUN OWNERS GETS HOUSE HEARING

 

Demanding  Action!

 

06.11.2025

Today’s hearing on SB 243 was everything you would expect and less.

Dragged out of the archives were the usual collection of dingbats and nanny staters to repeat and regurgitate their well practiced collection of platitudes and lies.

So much of what the McKennas and Okamotos and their red shirted harridans babbled was so painfully false and ridiculous that it made your eyebrows ache. But equally idiotic were the absurd comments of the “pros” from the various national anti-rights organizations.

Ignorance and arrogance (a dangerous combination) are to be expected from this collection of cackling hens, but things get a lot more dangerous when that level of stupidity is expressed by the legislators who will be ramming this bill into law.

House Rep Jason Kropf expressed sheer terror and astonishment at the idea that Americans could own “automatic weapons,” a concept he claimed he had never heard anyone suggest. Of course almost 100 years ago the US Supreme Court said in no uncertain terms that the only weapons protected by the Second Amendment were military weapons. And while we have faced decades of judicial anarchy and confusion since then, it’s on the record.

Kropf went on to say that Oregon law prohibits the ownership of machine guns. Oddly, this guy went to law school and can’t read law. Oregon law most certainly does not prohibit machine guns.

But to put on bow on the entire sorry spectacle, the hearing ended with House Republican “Leader”, Christine Drazan, firmly stating her intention to fight like hell to kill this bill.  That, of course, is utter nonsense.

Drazan keeps telling people they need to “overwhelm” the Democrats with testimony. But of course the submitted testimony was overwhelmingly in opposition to this hideous attack on our rights and common sense.    It’s a joke and a charade.  There is only one thing standing in the way of this bill passing the House and becoming law.  That is for the Republicans to grow a spine, stand up for sanity, and refuse to continue to participate in this hateful circus.

Under Drazan’s disastrous “leadership” that would appear to be less likely than Portland becoming tent free or the Department of Transportation telling us what they did with the money.

We believe there are House Reps who really want to do the right thing. But Drazan has been a disaster and she has to go. As long as Drazan is in charge of the House Republicans expect to see your rights chipped away piece by piece.

We will let you know when the House Rules Committee schedules a work session on this bill. It will be soon.

Democrat’s Absurd Gun Ban Moves Ahead

 

06.10.2025

The Democrat’s gun owner entrapment bill, SB 243, which passed in the Senate with the tacit approval of Republicans, is now scheduled for a hearing in the House Rules Committee tomorrow at 2:30 PM in Hearing Room D.

As you know, this bill makes instant criminals out of Oregonians who lawfully obtained and lawfully used certain devices such as forced reset triggers.  There is no grandfathering, no legal way to transfer them out of state. And while we would still strongly oppose this nonsense if it did, clearly this is simply an attempt by the Democrats to entrap as many gun owners as possible.

Two Senate Republicans, McLane and Nash, spoke in support of this part of the bill.

SB 243 also vastly expands locations that are off limits to CHL holders.  One of promoters of the bill, Senator Broadman, claimed that this bill would reduce suicides. We needn’t discuss the blatant lunacy of that position.

The promoters and supporters of this bill have not provided a single rational example of why this bill is needed and in fact, it serves no purpose except to further marginalize and demonize gun owners who play by the rules.  It also sends a clear message to evil doers that they have a far greater choice of places to create mayhem, secure in the knowledge that they will meet no resistance from an armed and trained civilian.  As criminal mobs continue to rage and burn across the country, the message this bill sends is truly and seriously demented.

Almost every day we receive canned messages from the Republicans telling us to send in testimony to “overwhelm” the other side.  And every day we see another bill that has overwhelming opposition glide into effect because the Republicans are too cowardly to stand up and do the job they want you to do.

As a Democrat anti-gun bill, SB 243 is a virtual sure thing to pass with the Republicans virtually guaranteed to show up and provide quorum. Still, if you want to make your voice heard, to at least add to the record, as the people we elected assist the Democrats, you can upload testimony here:

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Testimony/HRULES/SB/243/2025-06-11-14-30?area=Measures

You can register to testify remotely here: (the link to register is at the bottom right of this page.)

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB243

(Be advised, it appears that people who register in opposition to gun bills seem to experience higher than normal incidents of “technical difficulties”.)

Of course, if you are willing to be disarmed by the well protected stooges who are in charge, you can testify in person.

 

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.

Put Up Or Shut Up

05.27.2025

The House Speaker has declared that the end of the session is “imminent”.  This means that now things can move through the legislature with virtually no notice to the public. So, if you are trying to keep track of bills it will now be far harder and acting on them will become almost impossible.

Expect bad things to start happening very quickly. Currently the first of the attacks on your rights is scheduled for a vote on the Senate floor on Thursday.  That would be SB 243. This bill greatly expands the places you will be deemed a criminal if you are in possession of a firearm that you HAVE A CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE FOR!

CHL holders are the most law abiding people in the state and they are being punished because Democrats just don’t like them.  This is an insane way to make law.  There is exactly zero reason for this attack. It’s just one more effort to eliminate what should be a right.  The bill also bans poorly defined “Rapid Fire Activators.” This includes devices that have always been unlawful under federal law but also many devices that are perfectly legal to transfer and own.

If this bill becomes law thousands of Oregonians who acquired these devices LEGALLY will become felons, something the promoter of the bill, Anthony Broadman made clear he was perfectly fine with.

Not that it matters, but there is no “grandfather” clause and no legal way to dispose of these devices. This in spite of the idiotic testimony of Floyd Prozanski who not only claimed that a person could transfer them but actually suggested that if you owned one you could just keep it in your safe in violation of the law. Doing either will make you a felon.

While other really bad anti-rights bills are still in the mix and can now move with lighting speed, 243 is on the schedule.

Republican Senate Leader Dan Bonham has issued a “minority report” which is substitute legislation. His bill has exactly zero chance of going anywhere. It’s a symbolic gesture that means nothing.

Here are the facts. When this bill is voted on in the Senate (and the date can change due to scheduling issues) if the Republicans are on the floor, they will have passed the bill. It is that simple.  They cannot stop it. They cannot amend it. They cannot move their “minority report.”  If they show up they will provide the Democrats the quorum they need to pass this latest outrage.  And rest assured, there are others in the wings.

The legislature provides this link to determine who your legislators are if you do not know.  If that does not work for you call the legislature to find out who represents you in Salem. 1-800-332-2313.

If you live in a district that has a Republican Senator, let them know that you understand if they are on the floor for the vote, they voted against you. Period.  There are no excuses. The Republicans have been creating a barrage of emails, press releases, and Youtube videos reminding us of the damage the Democrats are doing to this state. But they keep handing them everything on a silver platter.

Some are going even further.  House Rep Vikki Iverson, not content with her previous sell out of gun owners, has now crawled into the political sack with Senator Broadman, the very guy who is happy to turn gun owners into criminals overnight.  And if that’s not enough Republicans are working to screw over Oregonians on other issues.

According to the Oregonian:

“Five sources with knowledge of the negotiations said the Republicans at the table include Reps. Kevin Mannix of Salem and Jeff Helfrich of Hood River and Sens. Bruce Starr of Dundee and Suzanne Weber of Tillamook.”

Your state is turning into a garbage can. Your rights are being eliminated, your property is under siege and every day the legislature finds new ways to put you in prison.

This has got to stop. No more press releases and lame videos. It’s time for Republicans to step up.

 

Making Criminals Out Of The Law Abiding

 

05.14.2025

Today the Senate Committee on Rules  passed SB 243 to the full Senate.

Public opposition to this bill is overwhelming. Testimony against this bill was 1503 with a mere 187 in support.  Of course, the Republicans keep reminding us to “make our voices heard.”

If the Senate Republicans provide quorum by showing up for the vote on the floor, this bill will pass.

SB 243 will make criminals out of thousands of law abiding Oregonians even while Oregon’s Democrat machine makes damn sure violent offenders are protected. It criminalizes the possession of countless  firearms accessories that are currently legal.

During the public hearing when asked what a person could do if they had one of these devices, Floyd Prozanski (a “lawyer”) told the committee that a person who had one  could “offload them” or “put it on the market to sell.” The bill would make that a felony.

But then Prozanski doubled down on stupid by suggesting that people could “just keep one in their house for historical purposes” because he didn’t see “warrants being issued.. going into people’s houses and seeing what they have or don’t have.”

This is bizarre to say the least. Prozanski is working to make gun owners felons but suggests that they break the very law he is promoting.

The bill also adds a vast new array of places that will be off limits to concealed handgun license holders creating an even more complex patchwork of prohibited places. According to the supporters of this bill this is needed because CHL holders, the most law abiding Oregonians, make some people “uncomfortable” and “unable to access their democracy.”

Senator Manning, always the brain trust, admitted that this would not stop someone intent on a criminal act.

This, of course, is one more lie.  The reason the new attacks on your rights and common sense are needed is because Democrats are petty, vindictive, and will impose their twisted will on you, because they can.  And at this point it appears the people we elected to stand in the way of this evil are more interested in creating  sloppy YOUTUBE videos than they are in protecting what little is left of your rights.

Once again the ball is in the Republican’s court.

One More Attack Moves Forward

 

05.12.2025

The Senate Rules Committee heard SB 243A today.

The bill bans “rapid fire” devices (many of which are already illegal) creates yet another waiting period after the endless ones that will be in effect with 114, and vastly expands the places that are off limits to CHL holders.

It was the usual collection of lies, misinformation, and invented and meaningless statistics reinforced by the army of red shirted Karens bussed in to share their mutual ignorance.

If you attempted to watch it, you have our sympathies.

While the Chair of the committee can be forgiven for being hard to understand, (English is a second language to him) James Manning has no such excuse.

Manning cannot complete a thought without mentioning that he was “in the military”, claims to have been a “police officer” (something we have never been able to confirm) and reminds us that he has “shot a lot of guns.” (Ok, he cannot complete a thought period.)

But while Manning has a firmly established reputation for painfully low intellect, his rambling and incoherent blather today shot off the charts for stupidity.

Humans have not yet invented the words to describe the sheer magnitude of how mindless this man is.

Aside from the fact that he had no idea what was in the bill he was discussing, and aside from the fact that much of what he said was pure fabrication, his comments about women having the means to defend themselves against abusers was astonishingly ignorant and insulting. We will not try to reproduce it here because you would think we were making it up. But you can see it here.

Senators Broadman and Prozanski came to support the bill and neither of them has a clue about what they are legislating.  Prozanksi’s twisted (and wrong) explanation of what “rapid fire” devices entail was matched only by Broadman’s inability to name a single example of a CHL holder shooting up a city council meeting.

But neither could come close to Manning for sheer witlessness.  That this man is voting on bills that will attack our freedoms is terrifying.

The submitted testimony is running 1259 against and 175 in favor and the legislative website wrongly attributes several opposing submissions to the “support” column. These are useful numbers as we are reminded to “make our voices heard.”

In fact, this morning, House Rep Jeff Helfrich sent out an email saying “ This bill is a SERIOUS THREAT to your freedoms, and it could pass unless YOU stand up RIGHT NOW.” And “The Senate Committee on Rules is meeting TODAY, and we need you to ACT NOW. Register to testify in person or submit written testimony IMMEDIATELY.”

What was most unusual about this email was that it did not direct readers to his fundraising page as virtually all of his almost daily emails do.

But even more interesting was a recent video Helfrich posted. In this video “Helfrich sits down with his mentor, Mike Reese—former Multnomah Sheriff, Portland Police Chief, and now Oregon Corrections Director. From their shared days as deputies to Mike’s decades of service, hear how he’s kept communities at the heart of law enforcement through every challenge.”

What did not get discussed in this conversation with Helfrich’s “mentor” was Mike Reese’s ardent commitment to disarming civilians and his close association for years with militant anti-gun groups. Helfrich won’t mention it so we will.

This very dangerous bill is due for a work session on Wednesday at 1pm in Senate Rules.  Two amendments are being considered, the -7 and -9 amendments.

Amended or not this bill is a vicious attack on the most law abiding Oregonians. We keep being lectured to “make our voices heard.”  Well we HAVE made our voices heard.  When will the Republicans take a stand and stop this insanity?

ATTACKS ON GUN RIGHTS ADVANCING

 

05.06.2025

SB 243 is now scheduled for both a public hearing and a work session.

The “public hearing” is scheduled for May 12th and the “work session” is scheduled for May 14th. Both are scheduled for 1PM.

SB 243 is the bill that imposes yet another “waiting period”, bans “rapid fire activators,” and greatly expands the zones where criminals can be assured they will not meet any armed resistance.

The bill is in the Senate Committee on Rules.

This bill is pure harassment as are all the anti-gun bills.  It is designed to punish law abiding gun owners and reward criminals.

The waiting period alone is an indication of the mindless hatred Oregon Democrats have for people who own firearms. Remember, this “waiting period” will be added onto all the possibly endless delays caused by the implementation of MZ 114, either by the courts or through new pending legislation.

You can sign up to testify in person or remotely using this link:

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB243?pubDate=2025-05-06-13-26

At the top of that page will be a link  that says “Register to Testify”.

You can use this link to submit written testimony:

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Testimony/SRULES/SB/243/2025-05-12-13-00?area=Measures

If you are planning to testify in person or remotely please note that amendments may be introduced that change elements of the bill so you will want to be prepared to testify about them.

This link will take you to the committee page on the bill. Notice the tab at the top that says “Meeting Materials” That’s where amendments should be posted. 

Lately the Democrats have been making every effort to keep this kind of information from the public until the very last minute.  As you can imagine, their friends seem to get this info early on.

As these bills move forward, it is becoming increasingly clear that the people in power are not interested in the public’s opinions.  While it is worthwhile to get your testimony on the record, we are still waiting to see any sign from the Republicans that they are going to stand up to these abuses.  At this point they seem more interested in advertising them.

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A Wolf In Wolf’s Clothing

 

04.15.2025

Senate Bill 1015 “Requires the Department of Justice to develop and implement a grant program to award moneys to eligible entities to reduce community violence in communities experiencing disproportionately high rates of community violence.”

Of course, Oregon’s Department of Justice is notoriously anti-gun, having spent millions of your tax dollars to implement extreme firearms restrictions and impose the mandates of MZ 114.  But any doubts about the intent of this bill will be quickly dispelled in the first few lines of the legislation.

“As used in this section, “community violence” means intentional, interpersonal violence committed in public with a firearm by someone who is not the victim’s family member or intimate partner.”

Once again the legislature has declared that the only violence is firearms related. The absurdity is epic.

It does not take a lot of imagination to guess where the money (unlimited by this bill) will go.  All you have to do is look at the agendas of the gun ban groups who have rebranded themselves as “safety” organizations.

And if our Republican friends in the legislature are still unconvinced they need only check this link to read the following:

“Leaders from our GVP Equity Table, and Oregonians from all backgrounds, helped successfully advocate for $10 million of Community Violence Prevention funding last year from the state legislature. This funding went to organizations across the state working to prevent gun violence before it occurs.”

It is also telling that the bill prohibits funds from going to law enforcement.

From the bill:

“Other organizations for which the primary mission is to increase community safety, except for law enforcement entities.”

“Evidence demonstrating that the proposed community violence prevention services are likely to reduce the incidence of community violence without confining individuals in correctional facilities.”

Let’s not forget that these are the same people who introduced legislation to protect sex offenders, and legalize theft and spitting on police. So there is no question about their priorities.

We know that for decades tax payer money has been used to fund far left organizations and “news” outlets whose mission is to destroy your rights.  And now the Oregon legislature is planning to do more of it.

A look at the witness registration list for the bill will demonstrate who is pimping for this latest effort to use your money to attack your safety.

Submitted testimony, as usual, is running overwhelmingly against this bill. Yet the bill was passed out of committee on April 8th with both Republicans voting in favor.

Keep in mind, the Republicans have been telling voters over and over that they should be directing their communication to the Democrats with the absurd contention that we are going to change their minds. Yet when the people overwhelmingly make their voices heard against a bill, not only do the Democrats ignore them and pass it, the Republicans often help!

This bill now moves to the Ways and Means Committee. Will any Republican on that committee question where this money is going? If the bill proceeds to the Senate Floor will any Republican there ask how much this will cost? Or will they rubber stamp legislation that squanders unlimited funds while actually prohibiting their use to lock up violent predators?

On a related note, an appeal has been filed to Oregon’s Supreme Court to challenge the Appeals Court’s ruling that MZ 114 is constitutional.

The Appeals Court’s decision was peculiar to say the least. As this latest filing points out, (among other things) the Appeals Court found that magazines were both protected and could be banned.

At this time the Appeals Court has sent the matter back down to the lower court to “correct” its position that the measure is unconstitutional. So for right now the measure is still not in effect. The Supreme Court can choose to consider this appeal or not. That remains to be seen.  HB 3075, which implements all the worst parts of MZ 114 at greatly increased costs, actually repeals MZ 114 so it is unclear how that will impact the court’s response to this appeal.

Since HB 3075 has not yet passed, anything can happen.  Clearly if the Republicans develop a spine and block the anti-gun bills the Supreme Court’s response to this latest appeal could be critical. 

We’ll keep you posted.

A Crack In The Wall

04.11.2025

House Rep Paul Evans has long been a supporter of new restrictions of the 2nd Amendment. Before he even served in the House he was writing anti-gun articles for far-left websites.

Most recently he has promoted a ban on the sales of most firearms to young adults.

So you can imagine our surprise when today, in a lengthy online post describing his recent health problems, he wrote the following: 

“While I am aware – and empathetic – of the background factors likely motivating the advocates, sponsors, and supporters of HB 3075, HB 3076, and SB 243, I am adamantly opposed to all three. Demanding a 3-day “waiting period” after passing a background check is nothing more or less than theft of liberty. Who would support a 3-day waiting period for the purchase of an automobile, the delivery of alcohol or a gummy, or for an appointment providing reproductive care?”

Evans went on to say: 

“Other bills expand the scale and scope of Ballot Measure 114. Defined as a “technical fix” to the challenges inherent to that poorly written (and barely passed) ballot measure, HB 3075 is both an attack on disadvantaged Oregonians and a statement of either indifference or outright hostility to all of us who served in the US Military. That bill is not a technical fix but rather a Trojan Horse. HB 3076 is truly an unapologetic proposal effectively monopolizing the sale of firearms; it will effectively result in fewer places and people selling firearms because of duplicative, unneeded bureaucracy. The fervor advancing these measures has caused me to earnestly reconsider my party affiliation.”

Make no mistake, Evans is no friend to gun owners. Evans demonstrated his outright hostility to rural Oregonians with a recent bill to cut off funds to any county did not sign a “loyalty pledge” to Salem with a promise they would not secede. And while his bill as written would have cut off some funds he announced in an earlier email that he wanted to amend it to cut off all funds.

”If the federal budget situation worsens, I fully intend to amend the bill to include all funding, ensuring that counties wishing secession would receive lowest priority funding for services they apparently want to be delivered by another state or territory.”

Rural Oregonians being especially reliant on access to firearms, the Democrats war on guns made Evan’s comments all the more vindictive and hateful.  But, whether Evans is serious or this is just the recognition that the Democrats are attempting to ram through extreme and damaging bills that most Oregonians oppose and he is concerned about his future, it is a sign that the magnitude of the destruction the Democrats are attempting is taking a toll.

None of these awful bills have passed yet. The amount of independent testimony against them is overwhelming.

Evans may have seen the writing on the wall should this nonsense become law. Now would be a good time to contact Democrat Leadership and remind them that what they are attempting will be remembered and not in a positive way.

Senator Wagner

https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/wagner

House Rep Julie Fahey

https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/fahey