Oregon: Bill to strip gun rights from more in domestic cases heads to Gov. Brown

By Chris Eger

Legislation headed to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, right, would mean more gun rights are removed from more people in domestic violence and stalking situations (Photo: Gov. Brown’s office)
A House measure characterized by Gov. Kate Brown as closing the “Intimate Partner Loophole” passed the Senate Thursday on a party-line vote.
The bill, HB 4145, would expand Oregon’s current definition of a domestic abuser. Brown’s measure would update the definition to include those not married and add persons convicted of misdemeanor stalking to those barred from possessing firearms. The measure passed without a single Republican vote in the Senate and heads to Brown for signature.
“Closing the ‘Intimate Partner Loophole’ is an important step to keep Oregonians safer, and to keep guns out of the wrong hands,” said Brown, who testified before lawmakers on the proposal twice this month. “Passing this bill was a priority for me this session, but we know there’s more that must be done.”
The legislation, a project of the Governor’s for the past several years, would prohibit dating partners under protective orders in a domestic abuse situation from having guns. The move would also void the Second Amendment rights of those with stalking convictions and require the state to inform

Source: Guns.com