Telling supporters “We are in a race” and asking them to “please act now,” Oregon Firearms Federation warned members Thursday
that a bill requiring police background checks on private firearms
transfers “is going to be fast-tracked through the Senate.” In response
to that information, the grassroots group is imploring Beaver State gun
owners to contact their representatives to urge them to oppose the bill.
The Bill in question is Senate Bill 941, being represented by proponents as merely a “background check” measure. That OFF responds by calling it a registration bill is hardly hyperbole. No less an authority than the U.S. Department of Justice, in a 2013 National Institute of Justice summary report on firearms violence prevention strategies, noted “Universal background checks ... Effectiveness depends on the ability to reduce straw purchasing, requiring gun registration...”
“The bill has a long list of co-sponsors including Val Hoyle who at one time seemed to be rational on this issue,” OFF continued. Concern there is especially relevant to gun owners, as many of them relied on her endorsement by the National Rifle Association, casting their votes and supporting her campaign accordingly under the assumption that she would support the Second Amendment.
To facilitate contacting representatives, OFF’s alert includes links to a prepared message form that can be used or adapted to send a message to any or all of them. The group also includes a link to the official state legislature website for detached gun owners who need to find out who their representatives are.
The Bill in question is Senate Bill 941, being represented by proponents as merely a “background check” measure. That OFF responds by calling it a registration bill is hardly hyperbole. No less an authority than the U.S. Department of Justice, in a 2013 National Institute of Justice summary report on firearms violence prevention strategies, noted “Universal background checks ... Effectiveness depends on the ability to reduce straw purchasing, requiring gun registration...”
“The bill has a long list of co-sponsors including Val Hoyle who at one time seemed to be rational on this issue,” OFF continued. Concern there is especially relevant to gun owners, as many of them relied on her endorsement by the National Rifle Association, casting their votes and supporting her campaign accordingly under the assumption that she would support the Second Amendment.
To facilitate contacting representatives, OFF’s alert includes links to a prepared message form that can be used or adapted to send a message to any or all of them. The group also includes a link to the official state legislature website for detached gun owners who need to find out who their representatives are.
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