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Oregon governor signs gun confiscation bill into law

8/17/17
Chris Eger

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday approved Democrat-backed gun control legislation to establish Extreme Risk Protection Orders, forcing subjects to surrender their firearms.

The law, SB 719A, allows police, or a member of a subject’s family or household, to file a petition with the court which could lead to an order prohibiting firearms possession if it is believed they pose an imminent risk to themselves or others. The bill passed the Senate 17-11 in May and the House 31-28 last month, picking up only one Republican supporter along the way.

Brown, a Democrat, signed the bill without comment this week but in remarks to lawmakers during the legislative process she called Extreme Risk Protection Orders the “best way to ensure that a person who is at risk of harming themselves or others is identified, while still ensuring their rights are protected by a court review.”

The new law will establish a process for obtaining an order issued by a judge in a civil court prohibiting the subject from possessing or buying firearms or ammo for one year. It grants police enforcing such orders the power to search for and seize guns that were not surrendered or stored with a third party such as a gun dealer. The subject of the order has 30 days to request a hearing to keep their firearms, which must be held within 21 days.

Those filing fake orders could be imprisoned for up to a year, or pay a fine of up to $6,250, or both.

The law was modeled on one adopted after a ballot referendum last fall in neighboring Washington following a $3.5 million push by gun control groups, which in turn was based on a 2014 California law.

Gun control advocates lauded the new tool to take guns out of some situations.

“SB 719 is a common-sense bill that will empower families and law enforcement officers to take action to potentially prevent tragedies before they happen,” said Lisa Reynolds with Moms Demand Action in a statement. “That law will help save lives.”

Second Amendment groups have blasted the ERPO process, arguing it provides no structure for those deemed at risk to receive help, or those dangerous to be taken into custody. Further, they point to due process concerns.

“By allowing a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member to seek the ERPO, SB 719A would allow people who are not mental health professionals, who may be mistaken, and who may only have minimal contact with the respondent to file a petition with the court and testify on the respondent’s state of mind,” says a statement from the National Rifle Association’s legislative lobby arm.

http://www.guns.com/2017/08/17/oregon-governor-signs-gun-confiscation-bill-into-law/

My reply to this on another board:

Look into this psycho beeatch we have for a governor if you get time, she is as ultr-liberal as they get. Seriously, this woman got elected because she is bi-sexual and liberal! These are not reasons to elect an official. This latest assault on the Second Amendment came with RINO backing from Senator Brian Boquist along with some of Bloomsberg's anti dollars. I tell you truly, if the wife and I were in better health I get out this nightmare know as Oregon.

I never thought I would ever feel this way about Oregon. This new law scares me. You people that know me are aware that I love shooting and do a lot of it, and as of about a year and half ago I have two truly psycho idiots living in the apartment next me. They have already told outrageous lies about me to my landlord and neighbors. My landlord was fooled by these people and let them move in, and he very sorry that he did. They are constantly complaining about things that are out his control. It took a bit for my opinion to be agreed with. Awhile back my landlord says to me: You are right, you can be talking to them and see that 'they are not there with you.' Under this new law, they do not have to produce anything more than opinion.

However, because of the liberal practices of Portland and Oregon my landlord has to have a legit reason to give them a six-month eviction Oregon, a quick evict is three-months and needs he would need an major reason, such as danger or nonpayment of rent. I load my truck with my equipment when they are not watching. I am hoping that that the Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF) and/or the NRA will get involved on our behalf.