Should Oregon gun owners be worried?

[pickenup]

BELLEVUE, WA – The language of newly-filed Initiative 42 in Oregon has bared the true intent of gun control by requiring that so-called “assault weapons” be sold, surrendered, registered or removed from the state, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.

The initiative, filed by a Portland-based “interfaith religious group” needs 88,000 signatures by July 6 to be placed on the November ballot in Oregon. Under the measure, if legal gun owners don’t turn in, dispose of or register their semi-auto rifles, they would face felony charges.

“The language in this initiative absolutely puts the lie to any and all claims by the gun control crowd that ‘nobody wants to take your guns’,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “We’ve known the true intent of the anti-gun movement for decades, and we’ve been criticized as cranks and paranoids by condescending newspaper editorials and liberal pundits for being honest about it. The registration provision is deceptive, because history has demonstrated that registration will eventually allow the government to take those firearms or order their removal, like they did in New York City a few years ago.

“So now the true nature of the gun prohibition movement is out there for everyone to see,” he continued. “Being told to register, get rid of your guns or face felony charges is not ‘gun safety’ or ‘gun reform,’ it’s blatant demagoguery in the guise of public safety.

“What’s sad is that many Oregon voters will believe the beguiling sales pitches sure to come from signature gatherers and then gun ban advocates as they promote this measure,” Gottlieb stated. “Remember how prohibition worked so well against alcohol and illegal narcotics.”

The initiative language defines an “assault weapon” as any semi-auto rifle that can accept a detachable magazine that holds more than ten cartridges. It also affects semi-auto shotguns with pistol grip stocks, such as those used by many hunters.

“Gun owners across the country need to wake up to the insidious nature of the anti-gun movement,” Gottlieb said. “The gun control effort is no longer hiding its true intent, which is to ban guns, disarm law-abiding citizens and turn the Second Amendment into eraser dust.”

[NeedMoreAmmo]

I believe that such nonsense should worry us all. The left will continually throw crap like this up on the wall and eventually some might stick. That it is unconstitutional in its face is of no consequence to the libs.

It wasn't all too long ago that Senator Morse told us that we had whatever rights he felt like granting us. That is how the lib thinks.

Plan accordingly.

[Irving]

They should be less worried than if an actual politician had this drafted. It's some church group.

[68Charger]

They should be less worried than if an actual politician had this drafted. It's some church group.

They should now be labelled as a "hate group", since they have civil rights violations in their agenda.

[CoGirl303]

these people have a mental illness.

Molon Lobe.

I'm fearful that this may soon become an active effort in Colorado with how far left the political climate is becoming here.




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[izzy]

I was surprised to see they included pistols in that when I read it yesterday. This looks like a very extreme and arbitrary law. I'd be shocked if it passes.

[O2HeN2]

I'd be shocked if it passes.

As long as the media keeps calling it an "Assault weapon" ban I wouldn't be surprised at all. We're beyond the tipping point. The majority of voters are useful idiots driven by the mainstream media.

O2

[UrbanWolf]

A church getting all political? LoL, welcome to middle ages Europe.

[izzy]

A church getting all political? LoL, welcome to middle ages Europe.

Welcome to always

[Skip]

A church getting all political? LoL, welcome to middle ages Europe.

It's not a church. It's an “interfaith religious group” whatever the fuck that means. I see a Rabbi is one of the promoters. Research the others and you'll find of inconsistencies. The Lutheran pastor is ELCA.

They aren't Christians. And those who are paying attention know that once 2A is done so is Christianity in the US. There has been a mountain written about why Christians who support gun control are heretics. In fact, taking a pastor's temperature on gun control is good test for integrity.

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/sto...ons/444530002/

"This got zero comment or help from anybody in Oregon's Democratic leadership," Post said. "The reason they're not supporting this is that they're not stupid. They know this would bring out the greatest red wave of votes in Oregon history."

Obviously I'm not saying this isn't a problem or should be ignored. Direct initiative gun control is one of the weakest ways to implement because people won't support it. Another reason I think there should be more state level initiatives and less professional lawmaking. Look at all the major infringements and you see what I mean.