The governor of Oregon signed Democrat (and even Republican) supported gun control legislation that would allow authorities to strip firearms from law-abiding citizens.
The bill, signed Wednesday by Gov. Kate Brown, would permit state authorities to seize the firearms of anyone who has been determined as a threat to themselves or others – without any judicial process at all.
The intent is to reduce the number of gun-related suicides, which has been on the rise recently in the state, but Second Amendment advocates were incensed.
The legislation supposedly closes two “loopholes” in the state’s gun laws. Currently, the state police have three days to figure out if a potential gun buyer has cleared a background check before the sale must go through. Now, that waiting period can extend indefinitely.
Another section would ban firearm possession – or allow confiscation – from anyone who has been the subject of a restraining order by filed by a significant other.
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Who decides who is a threat to themselves or others? By what criteria?
Feelings???With all the snowflakes out there, that's a pretty low bar. Some people
feel threatened by the mere presence of others, with no overt action or communication.
Since this is the opening gambit in a lot of nasty divorces, even ones where no abuse or threat has been made, I can see widespread effects far beyond anything approaching just diminishing threats.
Extending background checks indefinitely is a clear violation of the RKBA, as well as other statutes.
I predict that people will get killed because of this law, because they will be denied acdess to the means to defend themselves, for starters, and yet others will die over the arms being confiscated.
If someone really wants to commit suicide, they will find a way. Some truck driver, train engineer, or other person will instead suffer the trauma and consequences of that if other means are unavailable, along with family and friends of the deceased. Apparently the real motive is disarming the populace in the face of increasing violence from Antifa and fellow travelers.
