Posted February 8, 2018 1:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

When you think of anti-gun West Coast states, your mind probably turns to California automatically. It stands to reason, of course. California has earned its reputation, after all.

However, Oregon is working to beef up its anti-gun street cred as well.

Oregon lawmakers took up the main gun-­control bill of this short session on Wednesday, a measure that would bar more people involved in domestic violence situations from owning guns.

Specifically, the prohibition in House Bill 4145 would apply to anyone subject to a restraining order by a family member or sexual partner, as well as to people convicted of stalking — a misdemeanor crime.

The bill also would mean more enforcement of the state’s existing background checks on gun sales by requiring Oregon State Police to report people who fail a background check to their local law enforcement agencies for potential follow-up.

As always, the possible gun legislation drew a flood of supporters and opponents to the Capitol, who delivered at-times passionate testimony to legislators during an initial public hearing.

On the surface, disarming people who have a restraining order against them makes sense. After all, restraining orders are put in place to protect people who are being threatened by someone’s actions, …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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