Proposed Initiative 17 has qualified for the statewide Oregon ballot in November. Its Portland sponsors call it the “Reduction of Gun Violence Act.” Another name that fits better would be “Making Gun Buying More Complicated and Expensive Act.”
Not that it’s a big surprise, but the three Linn County commissioners have gone on record supporting the right of law-abiding people to keep and bear arms as the Second Amendment guarantees. Commissioners Roger Nyquist, John Lindsey and Will Tucker signed a resolution to that effect on Tuesday.
Infringing a right: What happens next?
Now that a majority of Oregon voters has approved Measure 114 to infringe a civil right that the federal Constitution says shall not be infringed, I’m curious to see what happens next.
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