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ALERT 05.22.07 Where We Stand Now. |
Gun
owners in Oregon have had significant victories in spite of
the anti-gun majority in both Oregon's House and Senate.
House
Bill 2334 passed the Senate yesterday, May 21st, after passing
in the House.
You'll recall that 2334 was the second attempt by Oregon's sheriffs
to alter the concealed handgun license law.
In its last incarnation in 2005, the bill was one anti-gun provision
after another. Because of your decisive action, that bill was
killed.
This session, because of your input, that bill came back with
no anti-gun provisions, but it did include something we have
been attempting to accomplish for two sessions. That is the
common sense provision that active duty military can renew CHL's
by mail.
It has always been clear that the men and women who serve in
the armed forces don't get to decide where they will be deployed,
and to punish them for their service by forcing them to lose
their CHL's, because they cannot go in person to the sheriff's
office, is not acceptable.
Senate
Bill 81 passed the House on May 18th after passing in the
Senate. This bill addresses the ridiculous federal law that
takes away gun rights FOR LIFE for people convicted of misdemeanor
domestic violence. Thousands of people plead guilty to this
charge after being told by overzealous prosecutors that it is
the easiest way to put a minor issue behind them. But they are
never told the draconian ramifications of their pleas. For the
rest of their lives they may not possess even a single round
of ammunition.
SB 81 requires that a person be informed of this dangerous federal
law before pleading guilty.
House
Bill 2370 is scheduled for its second hearing tomorrow in
Ways and Means. This bill includes a provision that forbids
local authorities from confiscation of firearms in times of
emergency.
These are all positive developments for gun owners, but we still
have a way to go before the danger passes. Your extraordinary
efforts have bottled up every anti-gun bill and killed two separate
attempts by the law-breaking Port of Portland to expand their
police powers, but they not have given up. On Thursday, the
Senate Judiciary Committee will be hearing
House Bill 3442A. The language in the bill, and its relating
clause make it the perfect candidate to be amended to accomplish
the Port's goals. We'll be watching it carefully. We have plenty
to do before the session ends, but so far your activism has
been an against-the-odds success.
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