The most contentious issues facing the coming legislative session confirm the old-fashioned view that annual meetings of the Oregon Legislative Assembly were not necessary after all. (And no, this has nothing to do with leaf blowers and whether it’s a good idea to use them to raise clouds of dust on a city street.)
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Tags: background checks, Columbia River Crossing, Cover Oregon, gun registration, marijuana, Oregon legislature
Tags: background checks, Columbia River Crossing, Cover Oregon, gun registration, marijuana, Oregon legislature
Gun hearing: Reason still missing
For two and a half hours Thursday morning, witnesses at a state Senate committee hearing in Salem disagreed about SB 1551, which would expand the background check required in gun transactions to private sales and gifts. Chairman Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene kept track and said the Senate Judiciary Committee heard from 20 witnesses for the bill […]
Tags: background checks, gun control, SB 1551, Senator Close, Senator Prozanski