/ Sgt. Brandon White of the Multnomah County Sheriff s Office puts a cable lock on a training Glock in a file photo from Jan. 14, 2019, in Portland, Oregon. The sheriff s office gives out gun locks for free to anyone who wants one.
Senate Bill 554 requires gun owners to securely store their weapons when not in use, and will ban possession of guns in the state Capitol and Portland International Airport. It paves the way for public schools and universities to enact their own bans.
Years of halting efforts by gun-safety advocates paid off Wednesday, as the Oregon Legislature gave final approval to a bill to require gun owners to securely store their weapons when not in use, or face potential consequences.
Oregon moves toward safe storage of guns; ban from Capitol
ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore. The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday, May 5, 2021, that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. The bill passed the House last week and goes to Gov. Kate Brown for signing. AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)Andrew Selsky/AP
SALEM, Ore. (AP) The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers strenuously objected, saying they and others will be deprived of the ability to defend themselves.
by Tim Gruver, The Center Square | May 03, 2021 08:00 AM Print this article
A weekend gathering billed as a Second Amendment rally in Salem led to far-right groups tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion taking control of a public park.
The Saturday event, promoted online as May Day 2A Rally, saw 100 to 200 attendees at Salem s Riverfront Park in a show of support for their Second Amendment rights. The Proud Boys, a western chauvinist group who have violently clashed with members of the anti-fascist movement, provided security and co-sponsored the event.
Some carried semi-automatic pistols or rifles and closed the public park to media, though they had no authority to do so. The armed attendees threatened reporters, forcing them to leave the immediate area and report from a distance.
Oregon: Recall Republican Sell-Out & Anti-Gun Sympathizer Fred Girod Ammoland Inc. Posted on
Oregon: Recall Republican Sell-Out Fred Girod
Oregon – -(AmmoLand.com)- After months of watching Republican “leadership” roll over for the Democrat supermajority in the Oregon Legislature, some folks had enough.
As you may have heard, a recall campaign has begun against Senate Republican “leader” Fred Girod.
Under Girod, the Senate Republican Caucus has been fractured and two Senators have officially left it in disgust.
Dangerous anti-gun legislation has passed the Senate because Girod refused to stand up to the Democrats and managed to convince 5 other Republicans to join him in the sell-out.