Oregon Far From Done With Anti-Gun Nonsense

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Oregon’s Senate Bill 501, the bill that would restrict round capacity to just five rounds and limit ammo purchases to 20 rounds per month, looks to be dead. I suspect it’s a mercy killing, thankfully. Yet it seems Oregon isn’t done with its anti-gun shenanigans.

Oh no, its got more on tap.

On Tuesday morning, lawmakers in Salem will hold the first hearing on a controversial gun control bill.

Senate Bill 978 seeks to make sweeping changes to current regulations. The proposals include requiring safe gun storage, allowing retailers to set higher minimum purchasing age restrictions and placing liability on gun owners if their gun is stolen and used in a crime. The bill outlaws untraceable and undetectable firearms, grants local authorities the power to regulate firearm access in public buildings and asks hospitals to provide firearm injury data to the state.

The 44-page bill was released late last week.

The bill looks to make changes to gun storage, requiring owners to keep guns locked and in a secure container or safe in the home.

Gun control advocates say this move reduces the likelihood of a gun being used improperly.

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Source:: Bearing Arms