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Hello Friends,
Second Amendment Rights in Jeopardy!
What’s in the news this week at the Oregon Legislature? Yet another attempt to erode our constitutionally
codified right to self-defense. Three
gun control bills have been introduced: SB941 introduced by Senator Floyd Prozanski, (D) from Eugene;
SB 525 introduced by Senator Laurie Monnes-Anderson (D) Gresham; and SB 945
introduced by Senator Steiner-Hayward (D) Portland.
SB 941 expands background checks and was passed
expeditiously through the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 3-2 partisan
vote. We will be debating this bill on the Senate floor on Tuesday, April 14th.
SB 525 would prohibit someone who has a restraining order
(regardless of guilt or innocence) from purchasing or owning a firearm.
SB 945 would make it a crime to have an unlocked gun in your
home anytime a “minor” is present. This bill also has the potential to punish a
gun owner who has their weapons
stolen, by an unwanted intruding minor.
We have been able to defeat gun control legislation in previous sessions because we did not have a super majority of Democrats with a Portland-centric agenda. Now that they have the super majority control they are
intent on infringing your Constitutional liberty.
I continue to oppose gun control legislation for the
following reasons:
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Violates both your Oregon and Federal
Constitutional rights.
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Does not guarantee any reduction of violent gun
related crimes.
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Does not guarantee any reduction of gun related
accidents.
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Sets us on a path of continued erosion of Second Amendment rights.
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Diminishes a person’s ability to protect
themselves and their families.
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Invades your privacy and freedom.
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It is poised to punish law abiding gun owners
with onerous and overly broad restrictions.
I am now, and will continue to be a strong supporter of
our Second Amendment rights and therefore, a no vote on gun control
legislation. I will keep you apprised of
the activity on SB 941 SB 945 and SB 525 in my future Newsletters and News Alerts.
Please reach
out to the following Senators and express your opinion since we don’t know
their position on these bills.
Senator Chuck
Riley, 503-986-1715, Sen.ChuckRiley@state.or.us
Senator Arnie
Roblan, 503-986-1705, Sen.ArnieRoblan@state.or.us
Senator Chris
Edwards, 503-986-1707, Sen.ArnieRoblan@state.or.us
Senator Lee
Beyer, 503-986-1706, Sen.LeeBeyer@state.or.us
Senator Alan
Bates, 503-986-1703, Sen.AlanBates@state.or.us
Senator Mark
Haas, 503-986-1714, Sen.MarkHass@state.or.us
Senator Floyd
Prozanski, 503-986-1704, Sen.FloydProzanski@state.or.us
Senator
Michael Dembrow, 503-986-1723, Sen.MichaelDembrow@state.or.us
Senator
Laurie Anderson,503-986-1725, Sen.LaurieMonnesAnderson@state.or.us
Senator Rod
Monroe, 503-986-1724, Sen.RodMonroe@state.or.us
Senator Hayward, 503-986-1717, Sen.ElizabethSteinerHayward@state.or.us
Senator Diane
Rosenbaum, 503-986-1721, Sen.DianeRosenbaum@state.or.us
Senator Ginny
Burdick, 503-986-1718, Sen.GinnyBurdick@state.or.us
Senator Sara
Gelser, 503-986-1708, Sen.SaraGelser@state.or.us
Senator
Richard Devlin, 503-986-1719, Sen.RichardDevlin@state.or.us
Senator Chip
Shields, 503-986-1722, Sen.ChipShields@state.or.us
Senate
President, Senator Peter Courtney, 503-986-1600,
Sen.PeterCourtney@state.or.us
Yours truly,
Senator Alan Olsen
Senate District 20
email: Sen.AlanOlsen@state.or.us I phone: 503-986-1720
address: 900 Court St NE, S-425, Salem, OR, 97301
website: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/olsen
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