Action Alert: Support SB 243 A, Changes to Oregon’s Firearm Regulations
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Date: April 16, 2025
To: All LWVOR Members
From: Lisa Bentson, LWVOR President
Jean Pierce, Social Policy Coordinator
Marge Easley, Gun Policy Advocate
Take action: Contact your Oregon Senator and urge to sponsor and vote for SB 243 A when it comes to the Senate Floor. (Find Your Legislators)
REQUEST: Support SB 243 A
DEADLINE: April 21
WHY SUPPORT FOR SB 243 A IS NEEDED:
The League believes the proliferation of handguns and semi-automatic assault weapons is a major health and safety threat. Your Senator needs to hear from Oregonians in favor of stronger gun laws. The majority of testimony received is from very vocal opponents. Strong state gun laws are urgently needed to counteract weakening federal regulations and enforcement.
SB 243 A would change Oregon gun laws:
Create a 72-hour waiting period for the purchase of a firearm
Ban rapid-fire devices, such as bump stocks, that allow semi-automatic guns to function like machine guns
Expand the public areas that can be designated “gun-free zones”
Find talking points in League testimony for 72-hour waiting period, ban on rapid fire, and "gun free zones." See more information from OPB, Alliance for a Safe Oregon, and Ceasefire Oregon.
The following Senators have already co-sponsored part or all of the provisions in the bill or have voted for it in the Senate Judiciary committee. If one of these Senators is yours, be sure to thank them.
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