Portland City Council Member Wants to Open Carry After Anti-ICE Protest
By Cam Edwards | 12:30 PM | February 21, 2026
A Portland, Oregon Democrat on the city council is the latest lefty public official to signal support for the Second Amendment, though at the moment she seems to be far more interested in her right to carry than anyone else's.
The change of heart was sparked by a protest during the latest city council meeting, where dozens of members of a group called “Revoke the ICE Permit PDX” interrupted the proceedings. At first the disruption was only verbal, with chants and shouts. Ultimately, though, four people were arrested after one protester made her way to the dais to shove a petition filled with signatures demanding public officials boot ICE out of its facility in the city.
Susan Anglada Bartley was eventually arrested for trespassing along with three other members of the group, but the experience rattled one council member enough that she wants to be able to openly carry a handgun during future meetings.
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