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OFF ALERT 02/23/07 Gun Bill Hearings March 2nd. |
TWO
GUN BILLS SCHEDULED.
On March 2nd, the House Judiciary Committee will be hearing
2 gun bills, House Bill 2300 and House Bill 2304
HB2300
is a bill we told you to expect last year. It corrects changes
that were inadvertently made to the concealed handgun license
law in an "omnibus" bill that no one read before voting
on it.
While there is nothing in this bill that really benefits gun
owners, the small technical change will not hurt law-abiding
CHL holders. For more information see here
. Scroll down to "Making Your Case" for an in depth
explanation.
HB
2304 is far more troubling. This bill "Provides
that person barred from purchasing firearm by reason of felony
conviction or finding of guilty except for insanity of felony
may not apply for relief from bar."
Much like HB 2336,
which would have forbidden anyone with a "domestic violence"
conviction from ever having their conviction set aside, this
bill eliminates forever a person's ability to regain gun rights,
no matter how perfect a life they have lived, no matter how
long.
OFF hears from people all the time who made one mistake in their
youth and have cleaned up their lives and made valuable contributions
to society. Currently, those people, under certain circumstances,
can request to have their gun rights restored. If this bill
passes, that will be impossible.
OFF strongly believes that individuals who are a danger to others
should be incarcerated. We do not believe, however, that one
mistake should eliminate a person's chance to turn their lives
around. So we are urging you to ask the House Judiciary Committee
to reject HB 2304.
Please contact the members of the committee to express your
concern about this bill.
Their contact information and a sample letter follows:
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Dear Representative,
House Bill 2304 eliminates any possibility that a person with
a single felony, even if committed as a juvenile, may ever request
a return of his gun rights.
Many people make mistakes early in life and then resolve to
become productive and law-abiding members of society.
I urge you to reject any attempt to remove forever, one more
incentive to good behavior.
Dangerous people should not be free to prey upon others, but
some people truly do turn their lives around. In a state where
hunting is such a common and valued tradition, this bill would
be a tremendous disincentive to rehabilitation.
Very truly yours,
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Greg Macpherson, Chair
rep.gregmacpherson@state.or.us
900 Court St. NE., H-385, Salem, OR, 97301
503-986-1438
Jeff Barker, Vice-Chair rep.
rep.jeffbarker@state.or.us
900 Court St. NE., H-476, Salem, OR, 97301
503-986-1428
Gene Whisnant, Vice-Chair
rep.genewhisnant@state.or.us
900 Court St NE, H-372, Salem, OR, 97301
503-986-1453
Suzanne Bonamici
rep.suzannebonamici@state.or.us
900 Court St. NE, H-374, Salem, OR, 97301
503-986-1434
Kevin Cameron
rep.kevincameron@state.or.us
900 Court St NE, H-383, Salem, OR, 97301
503-986-1419
Linda Flores
rep.lindaflores@state.or.us
900 Court St. NE., H-287, Salem, OR, 97301
503-986-1451
Betty Komp
rep.bettykomp@state.or.us
900 Court St NE, H-276, Salem,, OR, 97301
503-986-1422
Wayne Krieger
rep.waynekrieger@state.or.us
900 Court St. NE., H-378, Salem, OR, 97301
503-986-1401
Tobias Read
rep.tobiasread@state.or.us
900 Court St. NE, H-489, Salem, OR, 97301
503-986-1427
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