2nd Amendment

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…