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Oregon lawmakers have scheduled about four hours of public hearings on Tuesday to tackle what’s shaping up to be this year’s principal gun legislation.In the morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will take testimony on a 44-page proposal that would, among other things, penalize some gun owners who fail to lock up their guns and allow gun dealers to refuse to sell guns to people younger than 21. In the afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee will consider a more limited gun safety bill.
Leading up to the hearings, most of the rhetoric has been focused on the Senate legislation, Senate Bill 978.
Supporters include Cease Fire Oregon, which called the amendment to Senate Bill 978 “important legislation that will reduce gun violence.”
Their perennial opponent at the state capitol, the Oregon Firearms Federation, minced no words: “This bill could be the most extreme attack on gun rights in Oregon history,” the group wrote in an email to its members.
Oregon may expand gun-free zones, raise gun buying age
Leading up to the hearings, most of the rhetoric has been focused on the Senate legislation, Senate Bill 978.
Supporters include Cease Fire Oregon, which called the amendment to Senate Bill 978 “important legislation that will reduce gun violence.”
Their perennial opponent at the state capitol, the Oregon Firearms Federation, minced no words: “This bill could be the most extreme attack on gun rights in Oregon history,” the group wrote in an email to its members.
Oregon may expand gun-free zones, raise gun buying age