UPDATED, 3/22 at 1:55 p.m. Two days after a Portland-based “interfaith religious group” launched a ballot initiative campaign to ban so-called “assault weapons” in Oregon, a Seattle Times editorial is calling for the same effort in neighboring Washington, effectively turning the Pacific Northwest into a gun rights battleground. The original Oregon proposal, Initiative Petition 42 and […]
Should the Constitution be Amended to Ban So-called ‘Assault Weapons?’
The TCPalm, published by Treasure Coast Newspapers in Stuart, Fla., is running an online poll that asks readers whether they would support or oppose a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would “end the sale of semi-automatic rifles,” and the results Friday morning were staggering. They were apparently also skewered, according to a contact […]
NW Gun Rights Under Attack; Oregon Gun Ban Initiative Launched
On the heels of a strong hint about a new gun control initiative effort in Washington Wednesday, gun prohibitionists in neighboring Oregon are launching a campaign to ban so-called “assault weapons,” according to Willamette Week. Called the “The Interfaith and People of Goodwill Campaign to Ban Assault Weapons,” the effort is already attracting attention beyond […]
Age Discrimination Lawsuit Filed in Oregon over Gun Sale Refusal
Updated: An Oregon 20-year-old has filed lawsuits against Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods, alleging age discrimination after he tried unsuccessfully to purchase rifles after the stores announced last week they would not sell long guns to anyone under age 21, according to Willamette Week, a Portland-based alternative newspaper. The lawsuits were revealed almost simultaneously to […]
Dilemma: Do Anti-gun Sales Restrictions Violate Anti-Discrimination Laws?
An Oregon newspaper has raised an interesting question that could cause a dilemma for retailers that have decided to restrict firearms sales to those over age 21: they might be violating anti-discrimination laws. According to Willamette Week, a Portland-based alternative weekly, there are 17 Fred Meyer stores in the Beaver State that sell firearms. Bi-Mart […]
As Anti-Gun Groups Rip NRA Donations, Media Should Follow Their Money
A two-page advertisement appearing in the New York Times’ Wednesday edition tries to embarrass 100 members of Congress for accepting donations from the National Rifle Association, but the media is once again allowing only half of a story to be told by not following the trail of money from gun prohibitionists to anti-gun politicians. The […]
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