Opinion
Today was the deadline for the introduction of bills in the Oregon Legislature.
Among the new ones was HB 3742.
This bill would allow members of the legislature and their staffers to carry firearms in the Capitol.
As you know, the Oregon Legislature banned Oregonians with concealed handgun licenses from being on Capitol property armed, in spite of the fact that there had never been a single incident of a CHL holder causing a problem there. Now, some legislators want to carve out an exception for themselves and their staffs.
We adamantly oppose this attempt to, once again, elevate the members of the legislature over the people they work for.
It’s an outrageous insult to the citizens of this state that they will continue to be denied their rights while dangerous extremists like Evans , Manning, and their far-left staffers are allowed to be armed.
All Democrat legislators (and some Republicans) have demonstrated hateful contempt for Oregon’s gun owners, and this bill would reward them.
Oddly, among the Republican sponsors, the bill has a Democrat co-sponsor, Farrah Chaichi.
Chaichi is a member of the Communist Democrat Socialists of America and a regular supporter of bills to attack your gun rights. Like Evans and Manning, she is one of the last people we want carrying a gun. Especially in a place where you cannot.
Now, onto some good news. And there is plenty.
While the Democrats in Oregon continue their histrionic meltdown over Trump’s exposing of the deep state grift, changes being made by the Trump Administration are giving gun owners the best chance they have had for reform in generations.
The successful appointment of Kash Patel to run the FBI/ATF was only a down payment on the unprecedented changes coming to Federal law enforcement, organizations that have been turned into criminal operations by previous administrations.
When Patel was also chosen to oversee the ATF, one of the most dangerous and unaccountable collections of thugs in US history, gun owners finally saw a light at the end of the gun ban tunnel. But the news got even better when we learned that Dan Bongino would become the Deputy Director of the FBI.
Predictably, deep-state FBI staffers were horrified. And that is, to say the least, heartwarming.
Of course, Oregon’s Second Amendment-hating Attorney General has vowed to stand in the way of much-needed reforms, but Dan Rayfield is about to find out that grandstanding blowhards are no match for what is coming from Washington.
While the Oregon Legislature will continue to use every resource to block progress, hijack your tax dollars, and eliminate your freedom, there is now reason to be hopeful that their corruption and grifting cannot go on forever.
(It may even be time to take advantage of deals like this one.)
Make no mistake, the sheer magnitude of the changes taking place in this country are unlike anything we have ever seen. This will not be easy, the left will ratchet up the lawfare and the street violence, the new administration will make mistakes, and the road ahead will be rocky. But for the first time in a long time there is hope for positive reforms.
There are plenty of anti-gun bills waiting to be heard and enacted in Oregon. We expect no significant opposition from the Republican establishment. We will need to be prepared to watch and resist.
Stay tuned and we will keep you informed.
Meet Your New ATF Director ~ Kash Patel, as Trump Reshapes Federal Law Enforcement
About Oregon Firearms Federation:
The Oregon Firearms Federation has proven itself to be Oregon’s only no-compromise lobbying group; OFF takes the same tough stands and serves as a vehicle for educating gun owners, promoting their rights, and, when necessary, fighting the freedom haters in court. Visit: www.oregonfirearms.org
