The Deschutes County ballot measure 9-2018-1, a so-called “Second Amendment Preservation” or SAP measure, will not be on the November 2018 ballot. The backers failed to gather the required 4,144 necessary to be placed on the ballot, falling short by
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Dark Knight Shooting, July 20, 2012: “You just smelled smoke and you just kept hearing it, you just heard bam bam bam, non-stop,” one witness told ABC News in 2012. “The gunman never had to reload. Shots just kept going,
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May 8 was the last day to submit comments about the ballot title for IP 43, the initiative petition to regulate the sale and possession of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Lift Every Voice, the campaign for IP 43, submitted
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Senator Chuck Schumer has called for improved firearm background checks by requiring background checks at gun shows and for internet sales; enacting Extreme Risk Protection Orders; and calling for a debate on assault weapons on the Senate floor. (Really?? Dead
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This Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a session to discuss the gun lobby’s prized gift from the Trump Administration: HR 38, a concealed carry reciprocity bill. The House fails to see the irony of hearing this bill in
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