OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday March 31st, 2014 – 6:00 AM PDT
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Margie Hughes, Executive Director
margie.hughes@orgop.org – (503) 595-8881
Oregon Republican Party Supports Second Amendment,
Opposes Senate Bill 941
Wilsonville, OR – The Oregon Republican Party strongly opposes Senate Bill 941, legislation that would require the registration of private gun sales, enforced through excessive penalties, including heavy fines and mandatory jail time.
The Platform of the Oregon Republican Party clearly states: “we demand the protection of individual rights, freedoms and private property by local, state and federal government…” (Section 11)
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution clearly states: “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Clearly, SB 941 infringes this Constitutional right.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the US Constitution limits the regulatory power of government in a way that does not allow government to intercede in private transactions between citizens. The requirement to register firearms sold in private transactions is unconstitutional, unworkable and unpopular with Oregonians.
This misguided legislation will make lawbreakers out of average citizens. The government does not have authority to register firearm sales between private parties. As such, this law is unjust and will create a black market in private party firearm sales, making it harder for law enforcement to do its job in investigating firearms-related crimes.
SB 941 is a bad idea which is fraught with negative consequences for average law-abiding Oregonians. The Oregon Republican Party urges a NO vote on SB 941, an unconstitutional bill which fails to meet the most basic tests of reason.
Contact your state Senator and tell him or her that you oppose this. The Oregon Republican Party website has all the names and links to email and phone numbers.
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