Recall an elected official over SB 941 - planning stages

[tkdguy]

I have a button that says "Official Nancy Pelosi Fringe Element".

Being called a "Fringe Element" or an "Extremist" by one of these cockroaches is an *honor*, in my book...

some Oregon voters have a talent to elect 'fringe" legislators or those that are either mentally ill or psychopathic attorneys.

 

[tkdguy]

The final floor vote on SB 941, the Expanded Background Checks bill, is scheduled for tomorrow, May 4, at 10:30 AM.


You can still call tonight and tomorrow morning to leave messages for legislators. If you have already called, thank you! If not, you still have time.

We are very close to passing this bill but our representatives have told us that they need to hear more from supporters of SB 941. So let's give them a huge shout out of encouragement and support!

Please call your Oregon State Representative NOW and say that you support SB 941, the Expanded Background Checks bill. Find your legislator here and find more information about SB 941 here (at the bottom of this email). Call tonight or tomorrow morning and leave a message.

And call the legislators below even if you are not in their district. When you reach a staff member or a voicemail box, please tell them the following things:

1. Your name and that you are an Oregon resident.
2. Tell them you want the representative to vote YES on SB 941, the expanded background check bill.
3. Tell them background checks save lives by helping keep guns out of the hands of criminals and domestic abusers.
4. Thank them for their support--that's important.

Rep. Susan McLain (Dist. 29, Hillsboro): 503-986-1429
[email protected]

Rep. Brian Clem (Dist. 21, Salem): 503-986-1421
[email protected]

Rep. Deborah Boone (Dist. 32, Canon Beach, Astoria): 503-986-1432
[email protected]

Rep. Paul Evans (Dist. 20, Salem): 503-986-1420
[email protected]

Rep. Betty Komp (Dist. 22, Woodburn): 503-986-1422
[email protected]

Rep. Brad Witt (Dist. 31, Clatskanie): 503-986-1431
[email protected]
The final vote on SB 941 is scheduled for Monday, May 4, starting at 10:30 a.m. The entire process is expected to last 5 hours. Governor Brown is expected to sign this bill but SB 941 must first pass this final vote.

Ceasefire Oregon thanks all of you who have poured many, many hours into this effort.

Penny, Joanne, Michael and the entire Ceasefire Oregon team!

Let's finish this!

#YesOnSB941

Information about SB 941

87% of Oregonians support background checks, including 83% of Oregon gun owners.1

In Oregon, background checks for gun sales are only required from a federally licensed firearms dealer or at a gun show. Oregon voters closed the gun show loophole in 2000, but an estimated 40,000 to 75,000 guns are still sold annually in Oregon without a background check through private sellers.

Felons, domestic abusers, and the dangerously mentally ill can avoid the background check system by going to private sellers, no questions asked.

Exempt family members include parents, children, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.

Background checks would not be required for temporary transfer. (For example, if a gun were lent for hunting for a short time.)

The private gun sale loophole is one reason why Oregon is one of 14 states where gun deaths now outnumber car fatalities.2

Taking the responsible step of requiring background checks for private gun sales is the most effective way to reduce gun violence.

In states that require comprehensive background checks:
-48% fewer on-duty police officers are shot and killed, and
-46% fewer women are shot and killed by their intimate partners.3

Background checks are simple and effective. During 2013 alone, Oregon's background check system prevented 2,215 prohibited persons from purchasing guns from licensed dealers and at gun shows (Oregon State Police data).

Background checks save lives. Let's close the private sale loophole now.







1. Americans for Responsible Solutions
2. <broken link removed>
3. Everytown for Gun Safety







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