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Jazzninja · March 22, 2018, 08:44 PM

An interfaith group from Portland Oregon has submitted a ballot initiative intended to outlaw in Oregon ownership of the majority of firearms currently in common use for legal purposes.

Under the deliberately misleading designation of "assault weapons", the petition seeks to criminalize ownership of any semi-automatic rifle capable of accepting a detachable magazine, in conjunction with a number of additional arbitrary cosmetic features. The petition further classifies a number of semi-automatic pistols bearing a number of arbitrary cosmetic features as "assault weapons". The full text of the proposed initiative can be read here:

http://egov.sos.state.or.us/elec/web...180043..LSCYYY

The initiative requires that any person in legal possession of said "assault weapons" prior to the effective date of the law must surrender their property to a law enforcement agency, or be charged with a Class B felony.

March 22, 2018, 08:44 PM	#1
Jazzninja Member Join Date: March 8, 2009 Posts: 17	2018 Oregon Gun Ban and Confiscation Ballot Measure Propoal An interfaith group from Portland Oregon has submitted a ballot initiative intended to outlaw in Oregon ownership of the majority of firearms currently in common use for legal purposes. Under the deliberately misleading designation of "assault weapons", the petition seeks to criminalize ownership of any semi-automatic rifle capable of accepting a detachable magazine, in conjunction with a number of additional arbitrary cosmetic features. The petition further classifies a number of semi-automatic pistols bearing a number of arbitrary cosmetic features as "assault weapons". The full text of the proposed initiative can be read here: http://egov.sos.state.or.us/elec/web...180043..LSCYYY The initiative requires that any person in legal possession of said "assault weapons" prior to the effective date of the law must surrender their property to a law enforcement agency, or be charged with a Class B felony.