02.22.13

Two days after Senate Democrats claimed they would not seek a ban on modern firearms and feeding devices, Democrats in the Oregon House introduced just that.

Seven Senators joined with eight House Reps to introduce a sweeping ban on virtually all modern firearms. Among the Senators is, of course, Ginny Burdick, who claimed on Wednesday “that she is backing off an attempt to push through a bill on gun clips that she drafted following the December shootings at the Clackamas Mall.” The other sponsors are:

Representatives BAILEY, BUCKLEY, DEMBROW, FREDERICK, READ, REARDON, TOMEI, Senators , DINGFELDER, HASS, MONNES- ANDERSON, MONROE, SHIELDS, STEINER- HAYWARD.

Remember them.

HB 3200 not only bans most modern guns and magazines, it allows warrantless searches of your home, requires background checks and registration for a firearm you already own and as-of-yet undefined storage requirements. We say “a firearm” because even if you comply with the restrictions in this bill you may still only own one.

(Of course the bill does not apply to “government employees”.)

The bill combines the most extreme and irrational elements of other bills that have been introduced across the country. For example, one of the firearms banned under this bill would be a pistol with a “folding, telescoping or thumbhole stock.” No, that is not a misprint.

The principle sponsor of the bill is House Rep Mitch Greenlick, who in the past has concentrated on such worthy endeavors as banning children in bike trailers and making possession of cigarettes a crime.

The bill bans such deadly features as “pistol grips” and “barrel shrouds” because clearly they add to the lethality of any firearm. These people are so full of hatred for gun owners they don’t even understand what they are banning.

Never have we seen legislation that was a product of so much ignorance and blind hatred. And don’t take any comfort from the claims that bills of this kind are not going to get a hearing. You will recall that last session they said the same thing about a ban on licensed carry in schools. They claimed it was dead and then revived it in the closing days of the session without even allowing public testimony. It was only your relentless efforts that killed it. And now we need you again.

Please see the video below to get a better understanding of the kind of people who write these bills.

* Update 02.24.13

While we know that the automailer has your calls and emails have had an amazing effect (the sponsor of HB 3200 has claimed “The calls were so abusive and threatening that Harriet stopped answering the phone and we began deleting emails.”) some have had problems with emails bouncing or a failure to get a confirmation that their emails went through.

If you have had this problem please consider using the direct contact info for the sponsors of this dangerous bill to reach them.

You can use this link to find and contact your own reps. Your Oregon Senator and House Rep will be the last two people listed. The people who dreamed up this nonsense are listed below.

SPONSORS OF THE GUN BAN:

Mitch Greenlick

503-986-1433

mitchgreenlick@msn.com

Rep.MitchGreenlick@state.or.us

Jules Bailey

503-986-1442

503-236-3681

Rep.JulesBailey@state.or.us

Peter Buckley

503-986-1405

Rep.PeterBuckley@state.or.us

Michael Dembrow

503-986-1445

Rep.MichaelDembrow@state.or.us

Lew Frederick

503-986-1443

Rep.LewFrederick@state.or.us

Tobias Read

503-986-1427

Rep.TobiasRead@state.or.us

Jeff Reardon

503-986-1448

Rep.JeffReardon@state.or.us

Carolyn Tomei

503-986-1441

Rep.CarolynTomei@state.or.us

Ginny Burdick

503-986-1718

Sen.GinnyBurdick@state.or.us

Jackie Dingfelder

503-986-1723

503-493-2804

Sen.JackieDingfelder@state.or.us

Mark Hass

503-986-1714

Sen.MarkHass@state.or.us

Laurie Monnes Anderson

503-986-1725

Sen.LaurieMonnesAnderson@state.or.us

Rod Monroe

503-986-1724

503-760-4310

7802 SE 111th Ave, Portland, OR, 97266

Sen.RodMonroe@state.or.us

Chip Shields

503-986-1722

503-231-2564

5313 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, OR, 97217

Sen.ChipShields@state.or.us

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward

503-986-1717

Sen.ElizabethSteinerHayward@state.or.us