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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Doubts that gun grab will work

Written July 3rd, 2017 by Hasso Hering

It will be interesting to see how Senate Bill 719 — taking guns from dangerous or suicidal people — works out once it becomes law. The bill cleared the House Rules Committee in Salem Monday, as expected, and House Democrats will pass it before the legislature adjourns.


Guns at risk of an ERPO order

Written May 1st, 2017 by Hasso Hering

As everybody knew they would, Democrats in the Oregon Senate have passed SB 719, which allows the confiscation of guns if someone can convince a judge that the gun owners are a threat to themselves or others. The House will likely pass it too, because the majority is ready to infringe on a constitutional right if they think it will, as the […]


Gun bill’s effect: Nobody knows

Written April 19th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

It would be nice if Oregon legislators insisted on getting some facts instead of voting based on assumptions and emotions, as the Senate Judiciary Committee did on the gun-confiscation bill it passed, 3-2, on Tuesday.


 
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