Posted on Mar 21, 2018
Initiative would ban the sale of assault weapons
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A group of interfaith leaders has filed paperwork for an initiative petition to ban the sale and transfer of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines with the Secretary of State's Office.
The proposal would allow gun owners who legally obtained such weapons to keep them so long as they register the weapon with Oregon State Police and pass a background check, according to the text of Initiative Petition 42.
"People who legally own assault rifles or large-capacity magazines will not be required to surrender their firearms but will be permitted to register their firearms with the state," said Penny Okamoto, executive director of Ceasefire Oregon.
Violation of the law would be a Class B felony.
"The people of the state of Oregon find and declare that a reduction in the availability of assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines will promote the public health and safety of the residents of this state," the initiative petition states.
If passed, the proposed measure would ban the sale of semiautomatic rifles that have any of a number of military-style features, such as a pistol grip or a telescopic stock.
Restrictions on gun ownership have proven a divisive issue in Oregon. Yet a relatively recent public opinion shift in favor of more gun restrictions and national student activism for more gun control buoyed the group of interfaith leaders to accelerate the timeline for the ballot measure, said W.J. Mark Knutson, pastor of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland and one of the initiative's three chief sponsors.
The group had initially planned to propose the measure for the November 2020 ballot.
Another round of rallies for gun control in Washington, D.C., and in cities across the country is scheduled for Saturday, March 24. Sixty-eight percent of all adults (and 48 percent of adults who are gun owners) approve of banning assault-style weapons, according to a survey last year by Pew Research Center.
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/americas-complex-relationship-with-guns/psdt_2017-06-22-guns-00-03/
Petitioners must gather 88,184 valid signatures by July 6 to land on this year's November ballot.
RP Members and Connections your professional throughts and comments on this Initative?
Will this cause other States to follow?
For those who don't want to click on the article here it is:
A group of interfaith leaders has filed paperwork for an initiative petition to ban the sale and transfer of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines with the Secretary of State's Office.
The proposal would allow gun owners who legally obtained such weapons to keep them so long as they register the weapon with Oregon State Police and pass a background check, according to the text of Initiative Petition 42.
"People who legally own assault rifles or large-capacity magazines will not be required to surrender their firearms but will be permitted to register their firearms with the state," said Penny Okamoto, executive director of Ceasefire Oregon.
Violation of the law would be a Class B felony.
"The people of the state of Oregon find and declare that a reduction in the availability of assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines will promote the public health and safety of the residents of this state," the initiative petition states.
If passed, the proposed measure would ban the sale of semiautomatic rifles that have any of a number of military-style features, such as a pistol grip or a telescopic stock.
Restrictions on gun ownership have proven a divisive issue in Oregon. Yet a relatively recent public opinion shift in favor of more gun restrictions and national student activism for more gun control buoyed the group of interfaith leaders to accelerate the timeline for the ballot measure, said W.J. Mark Knutson, pastor of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland and one of the initiative's three chief sponsors.
The group had initially planned to propose the measure for the November 2020 ballot.
Another round of rallies for gun control in Washington, D.C., and in cities across the country is scheduled for Saturday, March 24. Sixty-eight percent of all adults (and 48 percent of adults who are gun owners) approve of banning assault-style weapons, according to a survey last year by Pew Research Center.
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/americas-complex-relationship-with-guns/psdt_2017-06-22-guns-00-03/
Petitioners must gather 88,184 valid signatures by July 6 to land on this year's November ballot.
Initiative would ban the sale of assault weapons
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Let's put aside the simple fact that it infringes on our rights. Nothing we can say on that subject will deter them. They simply don't give a damn. Let's stick to the facts. But facts aren't of any concern to those lost in the hysteria inspired by fear nor those who have an agenda to disarm Americans. Finally, the law would fail because it is not sufficiently clear enough to be enforced. There is no such thing as an assault weapon or an assault-style weapon. Thus, the law enforcers could seize any weapon that they deemed an assault-style weapon. (This, of course, is their intent) And, courts that are also now more concerned with prosecuting a ideological agenda than in justice, would help in its enforcement.
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SGT Jim Humphrey
The last time this was tried for 10 years. Did not work then will not work now. Firstly is their attempt to define "assault rifle (AR)". You can not get two leftist to define the term AR. What they managed was to create a law that defined the AR as " scary looking weapons" (SW). As we remember manufactures simply changed the looks of the weapons they were making. This 10 year attempt to regulate SW was a true failure.
Unless they are planning to ban all but revolvers and single shot rifles. The one true SW, single shot rifle, not banned would be my Barrett.
Oregon has gone nuts since the late 60's. While we were overseas they played the long game with politics. Anyway this will be loved in the valley but not in Eastern Oregon.
Unless they are planning to ban all but revolvers and single shot rifles. The one true SW, single shot rifle, not banned would be my Barrett.
Oregon has gone nuts since the late 60's. While we were overseas they played the long game with politics. Anyway this will be loved in the valley but not in Eastern Oregon.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - House Resolutions 5087 to ban 'assault weapons' has a list of firearms to ban and weapons not included. There are more lethal weapons than an AR15 not on the list but because they are not a mass shooter's weapon of choice, not advertised by the media, and no one is generally scared of a wood stock weapons. AR15 if it jams or you run out of ammo, and it is worthless. My favorite rifle rarely jams and if you run out of ammo, it will still work as a club. The .223 round is a joke compared to most other rounds. Charles Whitman primarily used a bolt action to kill some 16 people, again the AR is not always the most lethal weapon.
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SSgt Clare May
SGT Jim Humphrey - Dang ...I hate to say anything Sgt... but well scary looking weapons would abbreviated as...well... "SLW"... not "SW"... lol... otherwise...you get a high reward on my terms of endearment... my infamous "Spot on sparky" attaboy for you...
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Sgt Ronald Paden
1LT (Verify To See) - actually those that you outlined have been deployed someone has set the trigger to kill or maim, that rifle is not unless you booby trap
It otherwise it will not go off unless you insert a magazine chamber a round turn the selecter to ‘fire’. Unless you do these things you can hit it jump on it do what it’s just an uncomfortable bat
It otherwise it will not go off unless you insert a magazine chamber a round turn the selecter to ‘fire’. Unless you do these things you can hit it jump on it do what it’s just an uncomfortable bat
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Total BS - once you give them a fingernail they will want your hand, then your arm and before you know it they will own you.
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SSgt Christopher Brose Capt Tom Brown Maj William W. 'Bill' Price SM Sgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas COL Mikel J. Burroughs Cynthia Croft SSgt (Join to see)Capt Seid WaddellSrA Christopher Wright LTC Stephen F. PO2 Richard C. MSG Tom Earley Alan K. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SFC William Farrell LTC (Join to see) SSgt Robert Marx PO1 Tony Holland Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey
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PO3 J.W. Nelson
Absolutley............there are those out there that are still bound and determined to push a one world government on us, and one of the political parities that are in our nation is the ring leader of this effort !!! And it ain't the one that's in office now either !!!
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"register their firearms with the state" <== No.
"Sixty-eight percent of all adults (and 48 percent of adults who are gun owners) approve of banning assault-style weapons, according to a survey last year by Pew Research Center." <== I think the 2016 election polls and the polls regarding most things since then have proven that polls are BS.
"ban the sale and transfer of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines" <== SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED
"Sixty-eight percent of all adults (and 48 percent of adults who are gun owners) approve of banning assault-style weapons, according to a survey last year by Pew Research Center." <== I think the 2016 election polls and the polls regarding most things since then have proven that polls are BS.
"ban the sale and transfer of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines" <== SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED
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SSgt Christopher Brose
CPT (Join to see) - Hahaha! When I edited the Wikipedia entry, I didn't include anything that was false, I just included stuff that hadn't been there previously. It was funny when it happened, but the takeaway is to always double-check any information you get from Wikipedia, and take everything they have to say with a grain of salt. By the way, one of the funniest things I ever read on the Onion website was a thing they did on Wikipedia.
https://www.theonion.com/wikipedia-celebrates-750-years-of-american-independence [login to see]
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Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years Of American Independence
NEW YORK—Wikipedia, the online, reader-edited encyclopedia, honored the 750th anniversary of American independence on July 25 with a special featured section on its main page Tuesday.
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SFC Richard Galli
the same polls [& people] who said Clinton would win the elections by 5 to 15% ?
[even FOX was cautious & said "50-50"]
[even FOX was cautious & said "50-50"]
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CW3 Kevin Storm
Where does the Pew research center get their information? They hit cities up as that has the highest density of people who may answer their polls. Statistics as I was once told is the best friend of Politicians and liars.
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