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

 

YET ANOTHER BAN PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE

 

04.09.2025

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed out the amended SB 243.

243 creates the waiting period that was eliminated long ago when Republicans made a “deal” with Democrats. Proving once again that making a deal with Democrats is a fool’s errand.

243 is  just another in the series of hate based attacks on Oregon’s most law abiding citizens. In addition to the waiting period the bill outlaws “burst trigger systems”  (yes that’s what it says) and auto sears, which, as you know, have been illegal pretty much forever.  But this is what happens when people’s only familiarity with firearms comes from fake “studies” written by Bloomberg stooges.

The bill also attacks CHL holders by creating vast new (but badly defined) areas where they will become criminals just by being close to them.

Once again, the Democrats, led by Prozanski legislate based on  their personal neuroses and irrational delusions.

The bill now moves onto the Senate Floor where the votes have already been counted and passage is certain or on to another committee where the votes have been counted and it will also pass.

If the Republicans show up and allow it….

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES GUN BAN BILLS

04.08.2025
As expected, today the House Judiciary Committee passed HB 3075 and HB 3076.

HB 3075, as amended, implements the restrictions of MZ 114 but drastically jacks up the fees.

The Chair of the Committee called the massive increase in fees a “technical fix” and said the bill was needed because we have to have background checks, something we have had for generations.

HB 3076, as amended, creates absurd and draconian new restrictions on gun dealers in an effort to shut down as many firearms businesses as possible. However the new rules also apply to home based FFL’s and will apply at gun shows where the requirements will be impossible to comply with.

Together these bills will make it virtually impossible to purchase firearms in Oregon.

The bills now move to the House Floor where, if the Oregon Republicans show up for the vote, these bills will sail through.  They will then move to the Senate where they will face almost certain passage in committee and also on the floor.

These bills are the most extreme bills Oregon has ever considered and have one purpose, to end lawful firearms transfers in the state.  If the Republicans allow these bills to pass gun rights in Oregon will be close to non existent.  The ball is in their court.

 

Senate Republicans

House Republicans

 

Where Were The Mommies?

 

04.07.2025

Today all gun bills that were scheduled to be heard or in “work sessions” were postponed, many till tomorrow.

But all are very much alive and kicking.

That fact that they were taken off today’s schedule and postponed for a day or two is not really the interesting part.  The interesting part is that the anti-gunners all seemed to know while people coming to testify against them did not.

This has become the standard play book of Prozanski and the other anti-gunners in the legislature.

Republican “leadership” knows this game is being played.  How much longer are they going to allow the people who voted for them to be treated like dirt?

 

 GUN BANS MOVE FORWARD

 

04.03.2025

Wednesday’s Senate floor session began, once again, with a motion by the Republican leader to suspend the rule requiring the reading of entire bills before voting on them. In his words “we’re ready to vote.”

Of course, by doing so he also helped to speed up the Democrat’s agendas to destroy the state. So not only are they staying on the floor and ensuring the passage of bad bills, they are making it happen faster. 

At that session the Senate passed SB 947, James Manning’s inane attempt to rewrite history and eliminate the concept of the citizen’s militia.

During the hearing for this bill Manning made it clear (well at least as far as he can make anything clear) that he had paranoid delusions of gangs of militiamen roaming the state to hunt down and kill minorities. 

(This is not really a surprise since both he and Lew Fredrick recently made speeches on the Senate floor attacking the Trump Administration for removing black people from Arlington Cemetery. Another paranoid delusion that could be debunked in a 30 second online search.)

On the Senate floor however, Manning changed his tune and falsely claimed the bill was about “honoring National Guardsmen.” A blatant lie.

Submitted testimony on this bill was 100% in opposition. An interesting accomplishment, and needless to say no one from any branch of the Military showed up or submitted testimony in support of it.

After Manning’s incoherent floor speech explaining the bill, Senator Mike McLane rose to ask exactly what the point of the bill was.  Manning’s rambling response just left people more confused.  He did however slip up and admit to the real purpose of the bill with an oblique and nonsensical reference to “the Proud Boys and the Three Percenters.”

The bill passed exactly along party lines with every Democrat voting yes and all Republicans voting no.

The bill now moves to the House where the process begins again and once again Manning will show up to lie about its intent.  Manning is the poster child for the wisdom of ending DEI programs.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee heard HB 3884, another bait and switch bill that was “gut and stuffed” minutes before the hearing began and long after most people had submitted testimony.

The new bill pretends to be about suicide prevention by allowing gun dealers to “hold” people’s guns for them if they are feeling suicidal.

Speaking in support was the head of the “Gun Owner’s Caucus of the Democrat Party of Oregon”. As far as we know he is also the only member.

Also in support was the President of the Oregon State Shooting Association.  What neither of them bothered to mention while testifying in support of the bill was that dealers cannot take guns into their possession without entering them into their “bound book” and making them part of their inventory, unless they are briefly in for gun smithing.

That means that if a person does “voluntarily” relinquish their firearm to a gun dealer, when all the other gun bills pass, they cannot get it back without a gun safety class with live fire, a  2 month wait for a permit, three background checks and a 72 hour waiting period. But that assumes there are still any FFL’s left in business which is not likely.

It’s not real helpful when people claiming to represent gun owners are testifying on behalf of the people who want to end gun ownership.

Next Monday there will be an avalanche of gun bills being heard in the Senate and House Judiciary Committees.  These Committees are scheduled to meet at the same time in different rooms just to further impede your ability to participate.

In a recent interview on KPNW, House Republican Leader Christine Drazan blamed the voters for these bills moving forward saying they need to “make their voices heard.” But as noted above, voters made their voices heard when 100% of them opposed SB 947 and it passed with no Democrat voting against it. Furthermore Democrats are using “gut and stuff” tactics to change the bills at the very last minute so the public doesn’t even know what will be in the bills until it’s too late.

The reality is, voters are not being heard and it’s not because they are not speaking. It’s because they are being ignored. An email to Drazan recently received this reply:

Your message

To: Rep Drazan

   Subject: Oregon’s ban on gun sales (HB 3075)

   Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 1:50:59 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

was deleted without being read on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The voters hired Republican legislators to protect their rights. Their written testimony is being ignored, when they take time off from work and travel long distances to testify in person they are given 2 minutes max if any time at all.

Drazan should not be blaming voters for her failures to stand up to these attacks.

We will keep you informed and keep reminding the Republicans that helping the Democrats pass destructive legislation was not what we hired them to do

OMNIBUS GUN BAN BILL GETS HEARING

 

03.27.2025

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee had a public circus, er… “hearing” on SB 243.

If you attended or watched online, thank you for your sacrifice. You endured more than any decent human should ever face.

If you testified you demonstrated even greater fortitude in the face of almost supernatural stupidity.

The hearing was the usual parade of leftist puppets. Indoctrinated high school geldings reading tales of horror prepared by pronoun challenged teachers. Aging Karens in matching tee shirts who came even though it meant they could not watch “The View,” and elected officials spewing comments so inane you wonder how they found the committee room.

One Democrat House Rep actually testified that public servants across the state were at risk of being gunned down by CHL holders and  the best way to protect them from disgruntled and deadly voters was to…post signs.  If you are scratching your head wondering how someone so mind-numbingly idiotic could be elected, you are not alone.  But it all likelihood she is not that stupid, she is just lying.

As expected the Republicans responded with… strongly worded press releases.  See here too.

Of course there is no indication that they plan to actually do anything about it and will almost certainly provide the quorum the Democrats need to pass these sick and vindictive measures.

Watching so many young people eager to turn over their safety to a state that is at the bottom of every metric, protects violent criminals, and is run by parasitic officials who could only hope to one day rise to the level of mediocrity is truly sad.  But what is worse is knowing the price that will be paid by so many intelligent and responsible young people whose right to learn to hunt and participate in shooting sports will be stomped on by hateful and bigoted Democrats.  And of course the businesses and jobs that will be lost to promote an agenda driven by rage.

The “work session” where this bill will be passed to the Senate floor is scheduled for April 3rd.