Oregon Prosecution for illegal firearm transfer by legislative aide......

[Mikej]

Oregon lawmaker's aide gets jail time for gun charge

Angela Roman, a legislative aide to Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge last week and served four days in jail for the offense, according to her lawyer.

She also paid a $100 fine, was required to let authorities keep the gun involved in the incident and is serving 18 months probation, records show.

Roman, 37, made an illegal gun transfer when she lent her Ruger pistol to an acquaintance, Matthew Heagy, according to court records. As a convicted felon, Heagy, 31, cannot possess guns.

Roman's attorney, Mark Brownlee, said Heagy and Roman are both members of Oregon Three Percenters, a wing of the anti-government militia movement that advocates for limited government powers. The two attended a protest at the Oregon State Capitol where pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators clashed.

Heagy was acting as security for the Three Percenters protesters, Brownlee said. He was arrested at the demonstration after pepper spraying a state trooper and was found to have Roman's gun, police said. Heagy has since pleaded guilty to a weapons possession charge and has begun a two-year prison sentence.

Brownlee said Heagy misrepresented himself to Roman. She "acted in good faith," Brownlee said, and never would have lent Heagy her gun if she knew he wasn't allowed to have one.

Too bad the guy wasn't a preacher......

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[Connor Murphy]

Or a member of the ruling elite. One party to rule them all, one party to find them, one party to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
Maybe I'm thinking of something else...

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

we all know there are two sets of laws here... the preacher in Lake O is a perfect example...we all know sb941 is complete crap but there already are laws saying felons cannot have guns. this just goes to show that laws ONLY hurt the law abiding.

no matter the law, no matter if he can or cant posses a firearm, if he wanted one he could get one AND got one.

its too bad the person who lent it to him "didnt know" but ignorance doesnt exempt you from the law.

 

[Alexx1401]

Oregon lawmaker's aide gets jail time for gun charge

Angela Roman, a legislative aide to Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge last week and served four days in jail for the offense, according to her lawyer.

She also paid a $100 fine, was required to let authorities keep the gun involved in the incident and is serving 18 months probation, records show.

Roman, 37, made an illegal gun transfer when she lent her Ruger pistol to an acquaintance, Matthew Heagy, according to court records. As a convicted felon, Heagy, 31, cannot possess guns.

Roman's attorney, Mark Brownlee, said Heagy and Roman are both members of Oregon Three Percenters, a wing of the anti-government militia movement that advocates for limited government powers. The two attended a protest at the Oregon State Capitol where pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators clashed.

Heagy was acting as security for the Three Percenters protesters, Brownlee said. He was arrested at the demonstration after pepper spraying a state trooper and was found to have Roman's gun, police said. Heagy has since pleaded guilty to a weapons possession charge and has begun a two-year prison sentence.

Brownlee said Heagy misrepresented himself to Roman. She "acted in good faith," Brownlee said, and never would have lent Heagy her gun if she knew he wasn't allowed to have one.

Too bad the guy wasn't a preacher......

This sounds almost like some kind of skit. The one she loaned her gun to pepper sprayed a Cop? WTF?

 

[3MTA3]

Gee, who would have thought the law would be used by the party that steamrolled it into existence against members of their opposition while at the same time ignoring its heavily reported and documented violation by their gun grabbing political supporters?

 

[Quartermaster]

These two... wow. Three percenters, huh? Maybe lower 3%ers.

 

[crstrode]

Roman, 37, made an illegal gun transfer when she lent her Ruger pistol to an acquaintance, Matthew Heagy, according to court records. As a convicted felon, Heagy, 31, cannot possess guns.

How does a regular fellow without LEO connections determine if a person is a convicted felon?
I know of people that were technically convicted of felonies decades ago when they were young and foolish, but are now impeccable citizens and pillars of the community.

Just asking doesn't cut it.

 

[Pheasantdawg]

How does a regular fellow without LEO connections determine if a person is a convicted felon?
I know of people that were technically convicted of felonies decades ago when they were young and foolish, but are now impeccable citizens and pillars of the community.

Just asking doesn't cut it.

She wasn't convicted of giving a gun to a felon, she was convicted for not following the recently enacted transfer law.

 

[crstrode]

She wasn't convicted of giving a gun to a felon, she was convicted for not following the recently enacted transfer law.

Yes, I am able to read. Your answer is non-responsive.

 

[Pheasantdawg]

Yes, I am able to read. Your answer is non-responsive.

(a) A transferor may transfer a firearm to a transferee only as provided in this section. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, prior to the transfer both the transferor and the transferee must appear in person before a gun dealer, with the firearm, and request that the gun dealer perform a criminal background check on the transferee.

(b)If the transferor and the transferee reside over 40 miles from each other, the transferor may ship or deliver the firearm to a gun dealer located near the transferee or a gun dealer designated by the transferee, and the transferor need not appear before the gun dealer in person.

(c)A gun dealer who agrees to complete a transfer of a firearm under this section shall request a criminal history record check on the transferee as described in ORS 166.412 (Definitions) and shall comply with all requirements of federal law.

 

[crstrode]

(a) A transferor may transfer a firearm to a transferee only as provided in this section. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, prior to the transfer both the transferor and the transferee must appear in person before a gun dealer, with the firearm, and request that the gun dealer perform a criminal background check on the transferee.

(b)If the transferor and the transferee reside over 40 miles from each other, the transferor may ship or deliver the firearm to a gun dealer located near the transferee or a gun dealer designated by the transferee, and the transferor need not appear before the gun dealer in person.

(c)A gun dealer who agrees to complete a transfer of a firearm under this section shall request a criminal history record check on the transferee as described in ORS 166.412 (Definitions) and shall comply with all requirements of federal law.

Another non-responsive answer. Why all the blather about gun transfers?

 

[Pheasantdawg]

Another non-responsive answer.

Then I don't understand your question.

 

[etrain16]

Another non-responsive answer. Why all the blather about gun transfers?

Because, in Oregon, under SB941, giving a gun to another person, unless as specifically noted in that law (see section I've copied below), is a transfer and under SB941, that requires a BGC and an FFL to do legally. That's why people are mentioning transfers. Giving a gun to another person, even temporarily, unless under the exceptions below, is considered a transfer:

Exceptions, Exemptions, Non-Applicable Circumstances
1. "Transfer" does not include: The temporary provision of a firearm to a transferee if the transferor has no reason to believe the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm or intends to use the firearm in the commission of a crime, and the provision occurs:
a. At a shooting range, shooting gallery or other area designed for the purpose of target shooting, for use during target practice, a firearms safety or training course or class or a similar lawful activity;
b. For the purpose of hunting, trapping or target shooting, during the time in which the transferee is engaged in activities related to hunting, trapping or target shooting;
c. Under circumstances in which the transferee and the firearm are in the presence of the transferor;
d. To a transferee who is in the business of repairing firearms, for the time during which the firearm is being repaired;
e. To a transferee who is in the business of making or repairing custom accessories for firearms, for the time during which the accessories are being made or repaired; or
f. For the purpose of preventing imminent death or serious physical injury, and the provision lasts only as long as is necessary to prevent the death or serious physical injury.

So the answer to your question is this - you know if they are a prohibited person by following SB941, going through an FFL for a BGC and transfer. Unless it's a family member (as listed in the law) or one of the exceptions above, it is a transfer.

 

[crstrode]

I said nothing about gun transfers. The question was a simple one: How to determine if a person is a convicted felon.

 

[notazombie]

 

[etrain16]

I said nothing about gun transfers. The question was a simple one: How to determine if a person is a convicted felon.

The answer has been given several times but you are ignoring that fact - transfer or not, a BGC will tell you that. Prior to SB941, anyone could call and get a BGC on their own. That's how you know.

Is that clear now?

 

[crstrode]

So, according to you, in order to follow the law anywhere in the USA, a person that allows another person to touch a firearm is guilty of a crime without first following the steps outlined in Oregon's SB941 - no matter what state you are in. What a load of hooey.

 

[308]

I said nothing about gun transfers. The question was a simple one: How to determine if a person is a convicted felon.

Well, I may be an extraordinary example, but I could tell you if anyone in my sphere of influence was a convicted felon...but then again, most of my posse are pretty tame....it's how we roll.

 

[3MTA3]

Even BCG's can fail to identify a felon or in many cases wrongfully identified someone as a felon. You really don't have a 100% certain way of knowing unless you know for certain they had been incarcerated, and it's possible for non-violent felons even here in Oregon to eventually own firearms again.

 

[3MTA3]

The answer has been given several times but you are ignoring that fact - transfer or not, a BGC will tell you that. Prior to SB941, anyone could call and get a BGC on their own. That's how you know.

Is that clear now?

Obviously not...

So, according to you, in order to follow the law anywhere in the USA, a person that allows another person to touch a firearm is guilty of a crime without first following the steps outlined in Oregon's SB941 - no matter what state you are in. What a load of hooey.