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CHL PRIVACY BILL PULLED FROM SCHEDULE |
In
what has become an all-too-regular occurrence, a bill that could
benefit gun owners has been pulled from the schedule.
HB
2727, a measure we have been working on since before the
session began, was scheduled, after numerous delays to be heard
today, in the House Judiciary Committee. We were informed that
it would NOT be heard just hours before the committee met, even
though it was still on the legislature's web page as being on
for today's meeting.
HB
2727 would protect the privacy of those persons who have
applied for, or received, concealed handgun licenses. In its
original form, this simple bill would have protected their personal
information from disclosure unless it was needed for legitimate
law enforcement purposes or pursuant to a court order.
As a result of the complaints of members of the media,
efforts were made to water the bill down to the point where
it would have served no practical purpose.
Right now, the sponsor of the original bill (Representative
Kim Thatcher) is working to draft amendments that would
return the bill to its original intent. But we are running out
of time.
Deadlines are fast approaching, that, if exceeded, will eliminate
any chance of a bill actually becoming law. (A bill that would
recognize other states' concealed handgun licenses was due to
be heard tomorrow after having been pulled from the schedule
before. It was inexplicably yanked off the schedule again
and rescheduled for the 14th of April, just days before the
deadline.)
While we want the best possible bills to pass, the clock is
ticking. The same deadlines exist in the Senate, where
not a single bill to improve Oregon's gun laws has been scheduled
for a hearing, yet the Senate
Judiciary Committee has scheduled hearings out until the
16th of April, only one day before the deadline.
Please contact the House Judiciary Committee and urge them to
move quickly on HB 2727 and pass the bill with all the original
protections.
A link for the contact info for the committee members follows,
as does a sample message.
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Dear Representative,
The delays on HB 2727 concern me. Time is running out to have
work sessions and pass bills.
I urge you to pass HB 2727 with the strongest possible safeguards
intact. Amendments that would allow the personal information
of license holders to be revealed at the discretion of government
agencies would eliminate the purpose of the bill.
Please do all you can to move HB 2727 to the floor without amendments
that would render it useless.
Yours,
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House
Judiciary Committee
http://oregonfirearms.org/housejudiciary.html
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