Oregon Senate Schedules Hearing on Grab Bag Anti-Gun Bill Join NSSF in voicing your opposition to SB 978
On Tuesday, April 2, the Senate Committee on Judiciary will hold a hearing on a bill that, if enacted, would have major impacts on firearm ownership in Oregon. SB 978 is the first firearm “omnibus” bill to receive a hearing incorporating various concepts from the plethora of anti-gun legislation introduced this session. While the truly egregious concepts such as magazine capacity limits, “assault weapons” bans and limitations on ammunition purchases did not make it into SB 978, a lot of other bad ideas did such as:
Criminal penalties for not storing firearms “securely.”
New record keeping requirements for retailers on receiver sales.
Background checks on lowers.
Allowing retailers to raise the age limit on purchases from 18 to 19, 20 or 21.
Banning “undetectable” and “untraceable” firearms with potentially negative effects on legitimate manufacturing in the state.
NSSF will strongly oppose this bill and asks you to please join us in attending the hearing and or to contact the following members of the Senate Judicial Committee to ask them to vote no on SB 723.
When: April 2, 7:30 a.m. Where: Oregon State Capitol
900 Court St NE Senate Committee On Judiciary Hearing Room 50
Salem, Ore. 97301
Public testimony before the committee will be limited to 2 minutes per person. To testify in person, sign up outside Hearing Room 50 at 7:30 a.m. If you are unable to testify in person, please submit written testimony for the committee meeting record to sjud.exhibits@oregonlegislature.gov and/or contact the members of the committee directly.
