2nd Amendment

HB 3075 bypasses courts to implement Measure 114

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Donna | 2 Comments

The Act makes changes to the gun permit and transfer process. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it as a emergency so citizens can’t challenge it. This is pure power grab over Measure 114, which is still in court, and they made it worse. It doubles the fees and doubles the time to issue “permits”. The bill…

SB 429 mandates a 3-day wait when purchasing a firearm

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Donna | 1 Comments

The Act requires gun dealers to wait 72 hours from the time of asking for a background check, and to have the approval number from the check, before giving a firearm or certain unfinished firearm parts to a buyer. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. Prohibits a gun dealer from transferring a firearm or unfinished…

SB 696 creates crime for rapid fire activators

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Donna | 0 Comments

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,…

SB 698 Extends concealed handgun ban areas

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Donna | 0 Comments

Authorizes the governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public buildings to adopt a policy, ordinance or regulation limiting the affirmative defense for concealed handgun licensees for the crime of possessing a firearm in a public building. Provides that in a prosecution for possessing a firearm in a building or on grounds subject to such a policy, ordinance…

SB 1503 Task Force on Gun Violence and Suicide Prevention

Posted on April 4, 2024 by BJ

VOTE:NO – Passed (2024)

2ND AMENDMENT PETITION TO REPEAL SB 554

Posted on July 6, 2021 by BJ | 4 Comments

I hear it everywhere I go. People approach me and express their frustration with Oregon’s political direction. Then they ask me, “What can I do?” This year the Oregon Legislature passed SB 554 — yet another gun control bill. I could go into all the details of what this bill does, but to sum it up, SB 554 erodes your…

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon introduces bill to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence

Posted on July 2, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D) has joined with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., to introduce a bill intended to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence. The bill is partly named after Nicolette Elias, a 46-year-old Portland woman fatally shot by her ex- husband Ian Martin Elias in her Southwest Portland home in 2014. A court had granted her restraining orders…

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HB 3005 Ends state preemption over local gun ban ordinances

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

HB 2510 Lockup requirements for Firearms

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

SB 396 Defines “undetectable firearm” and creates fines.

Posted on June 15, 2021 by BJ

VOTE:NO
Signed into Law by Gov Brown

Oregon House scheduled to vote this week on gun storage mandate.

Posted on April 13, 2021 by BJ | 1 Comments

Oregon House lawmakers could vote as soon as Monday (April 12) on a proposal to require gun owners to safely store their weapons and report any firearms that are lost or stolen. [OCL Editor’s update; this bill’s reading has been changed to April 19th, 2021. Emails can be sent to the committee members listed at the end of this article]…

Undoing concealed carry among 4 gun bills up for hearing, vote

Posted on March 24, 2021 by BJ | 1 Comments

These are four bills that have drawn incredible attention in the Capitol: HB 2543 is up for a hearing in House Judiciary on Tuesday March 30. This bill removes the deadline of government to process firearm transfers. The fear is that someone who is having their life threatened may have to wait days (weeks? months?) before government green light the…

An End to Statewide Concealed Carry

Posted on March 22, 2021 by BJ | 0 Comments

Imagine a government so out of control that it stops at nothing to provide extended rights to criminals while removing the basic rights of law abiding American citizens. You don’t have to imagine because this is already happening on a local and national level. House Representative Brian Clem (D-Salem), Senator Ginny Burdick (D-Portland), and other career politicians are doing everything…