Notes from the Resistance
[M]any may be unaware of the extreme and counterproductive nature of Oregon’s laws on locking up your self-defense firearms. We have copied the entire statute at the end of this post and included the statute that provides the definitions for the terms used in the law in question. [More]
You know, just like the Founders intended…
The dust has settled on Oregon’s primary, and the general election is looming. [More]
You gotta admit, my comment poster has a point.
In these troubling and challenging times, there is not much that people agree on. But three far-left, Second Amendment-hating, big-government-loving, cartel media outlets have agreed on one thing. Christine Drazan should be the Republican nominee in the race to replace Tina Kotek. [More]
If you can’t trust your “friends across the aisle,” who can you trust?
April 28th is the last day to register to vote in the May primary election. [More]
I wonder how much of not having more good choices to vote for stems from not being personally involved in the fight while it’s still easy, compared to what it could be like when the choice becomes more existential.
Vichycons are like the Ruala who do not carry water.
After [Derek Chauvin’s] conviction [for the murder of George Floyd] this is what Christen Drazan posted on Twitter. [More]
HB 4145 started as another one of the Democrats’ annual attacks on liberty, property, and the Constitution. In its final form, it became a bill that delayed the worst provisions of MZ 114 and bought gun owners more time to avoid arrest and fight this insanity in court. If the Oregon Supreme Court invalidates MZ 114, HB 4145 does nothing. Either way, that’s a positive outcome. [More]
Only made possible by gun owner activism.
UPDATE: In Other News
This year, the Republican primary is once again crowded, but only 3 candidates have any realistic chance of winning. Of those three, only Ed Diehl has been an open advocate for gun rights. [More]
At least he’s not afraid to talk about it...
Anti-gun bill HB 4145, having passed in the House, is scheduled for a hearing
tomorrow[TODAY] in the Senate Rules Committee. The hearing is at 1 p.m. THERE IS STILL TIME TO KILL THIS. [More]
I wonder how many Oregon gun owners will support this call to action.
HB 4145, the Democrats’ latest attack on gun rights, has passed the Oregon House and is on its way to the Senate. (Oregon’s Republicans provided the quorum that allowed the bill to pass.) This outcome should be a surprise to no one. [More]
No, of course refugee immigrant Trần doesn’t appreciate the essential differences between the tyranny she fled and the culture that took her in.
As far as Oregon Democrats are concerned, you Heritage Americans are so yesterday…
ANTI-GUN BILL DELAYED. STILL TIME TO TAKE ACTION [More]
Politicians need to understand using “procedural tools” is preferable than the other kind.
Like Ballot Measure 114—which this bill modifies—HB 4145 will put countless Oregonians at risk of jail time if they cannot prove they acquired standard magazines before a date that even the lawyers are not sure of. Keep in mind, no matter what you have been told, it is impossible to prove when you acquired a magazine. Any “affirmative defense” is an illusion. [More]
Sounds like it’s time for some enterprising manufacturer to date stamp mags before then and open a shop across the Idaho border.
HB 4145, the Democrat’s latest attack on gun rights, is scheduled for a “work session” on Monday. Feb. 16th at 3pm. Rumors that the bill is dead are… premature. [More]
The monster will just keep coming back.
* And yeah, I know it’s a misquote.
HB 4145 will be heard on the first day of the 2026 session—Monday, Feb 2 at 3 p.m.—in Hearing Room B in the Capitol. This will be a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee… As we noted in the previous post, this bill doubles the time you must wait to receive a “permit” to attempt to purchase a firearm and jacks up all fees. [More]
And:
So as of now, Sunday morning, you cannot post testimony about HB 4145. [More]
But hey, who but a fascist would complain about standing army exceptions?
UPDATE
Via email:
Now, three hours before the hearing you can finally upload testimony against HB 4145.
This is a long-overdue correction to a policy of harassment that had no legal basis. [More]
Not so much a step forward as a halt on the slippage backward, but considering this is Oregon, that’s good news.
As you may know, for some time the Oregon State Police’s Firearms Instant Check System Unit has been denying firearm transfers to people who have had convictions expunged or “set aside”… Attorney Ross Day, (who defended our Foundation against a years-long attack of lawfare) received word from the ATF that it agreed the policy was unlawful. [More]
Can we expect the same cooperation from Democrats controlling the state as they extend to ICE?
This is the last stop for Ballot Measure 114 on a state level. Given the makeup and history of the Oregon courts, it would be wise to not be too optimistic about the outcome. As usual, we hope we are wrong on this issue. And, keep in mind, that, irrespective of the outcome, the Oregon Legislature will continue to enact every possible impediment to gun ownership in Oregon even as it seeks to protect criminals and the violently mentally ill. [More]
If only we had a Justice Department committed to protecting unalienable rights from state and local abuses…
“The State bears the burden of proving that its immoral scheme to criminalize rights is consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition, and they will fail.” [More]
Actually, unless and until the Supreme Court rules in favor of the uninfringed right of the people to keep and bear arms, the burden will continue to be entirely borne by the state’s victims.
…on Second Amendment rights in Oregon. [More]
They’ll still have them. It’s just that the courts, the state and its enforcers won’t recognize them.
This is what happens when Democrats rule and the Republicans are neutered.
This is what happens when citizens by and large succumb to bias and intellectual laziness, and have been indoctrinated into hating an outnumbered minority that still values the truth.
This is what will happen everywhere, in Everytown, should that prevail where we are.
SB 243 is now in effect. The bill bans specialty accessories like “binary” and “forced reset” triggers and bump stocks. It also allows any government entity to place its property off-limits to concealed handgun license holders. [More]
So, the Democrats will be satisfied now and stop any further attacks…?
Right…?
