SB 696 creates crime for rapid fire activators

01/14/2025
SB 696 VOTE:NO
NEEDS TESTIMONY
Public Hearing 04/07/2025 3:00pm HR E
Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB696
Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SJUD/Overview

The Act creates two new crimes concerning rapid fire activators. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it, declared an emergency, which means citizens cannot take action to repeal it for them to an expensive unconstitutional lawsuit.

Creates the crime of unlawful transport, manufacture or transfer of a rapid fire activator. Punishes by a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of unlawful possession of a rapid fire activator. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days’ imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Specifies exceptions for both crimes.

Fully automatic firearms are already more strictly regulated than fentanyl. This bill is clearly designed to give cartel the upper hand. If legislators were interested in public safety, they wouldn’t be attacking lawful gun owners so hard and rewriting the 2nd Amendment.

The Law Insider says, “Rapid fire trigger activator” does not include a semiautomatic replacement trigger that improves the performance and functionality over the stock trigger. The bill includes “The rate at which the trigger is activated increases to a faster rate than is possible for the firearm without the device…” which seems to describe a semiautomatic replacement trigger.

SUBMIT TESTIMONY HERE before 4/9 by 3pm

Email the Judiciary Committee:

Sen.FloydProzanski@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.KimThatcher@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.AnthonyBroadman@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.SaraGelserBlouin@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.JamesManningJr@oregonlegislature.gov
Sen.MikeMcLane@oregonlegislature.gov

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