Oregon – -(AmmoLand.com)- House Rep Cheri Helt, (R. District 54) rated “F” by Oregon Firearms Federation, has demonstrated her predictable ignorance and introduced a “bump-stock” ban.
You can see her proposed legislation here.
Use or transfer of a “bump-stock” will result in a $2000.00 fine.
The bill says : “Bump-fire stock” means a buttstock designed to be attached to a semiautomatic firearm with the effect of increasing the rate of fire achievable by the semiautomatic firearm to that of a fully automatic firearm by using the energy from the recoil of the firearm to generate reciprocating action that facilitates repeated activation of the trigger.”
Whatever you think of bump-stocks, any knowledgable gun owner knows that you can “bump-fire” a rifle with no modifications.
And a skilled person can fire, with an unmodified gun, about as quickly as with a bump stock.
So will Helt be fining people for having good reflexes?
This pointless legislation is just one more attack on gun owners and accomplishes nothing but create another avenue for the state to get into your pocket.
It’s tiresome that legislators feel the need to write laws about things they don’t understand just to amp up their political correctness street cred.
Please sent Helt a message that you oppose this pointless waste of time and attempt to deprive law abiding Oregonians of their rights and property. Please take action here.
About Oregon Firearms Federation:
The Oregon Firearms Federation has proven itself to be Oregon’s only no compromise lobbying group, OFF takes the same tough stands and serves as a vehicle for educating gun owners, promoting their rights and when necessary, fighting the freedom haters in court. Visit: www.oregonfirearms.org
If our wonderful government did its job enforcing existing laws….? If some uniformed officer sworn to protect and defend had done his job …..? Wimped out. Children killed.
The 2nd Amendment was written to protect us from our government as it now exists. A nation of sheep ruled by duplicitous leaders.
America? Grand experiment doomed to go extinct but not without bloodshed.
@ Robert; How true that is about idiots that had or did a real job writing laws, Trucks, TSA and HAZ-MAT Testing, Finger-Printing, and Back-Ground Checks, Every 4 years, Glad I’m now retired, THE fools that never held or fired a gun, I Love to see the idiot ways they hold a gun when they want to show them off, My question is do they even know where to put the bullet in and which end it comes out of?????
Kevin Starrett replied promptly about my concern with the video with a reminder that efforts to ban semi auto firearms are nothing new. More worrisome is the redefinition of bumpstocks and what they are calling assault weapons. What’s to stop a future president from from calling a Derringer a rocket launcher?
My name is Jim and I’m an Ammoland addict. Hey y’all, l appreciate your taking time here and feedback on my comments. We don’t know each other but l’ve lived in OR since ’66. I might fit into that dreaded demographic, old white guy, but l have a young spirit and while shooting was something my dad taught me, l’m still a child in the sport, growing, learning from others and trying to improve myself. I really don’t live up to my “No Filter” handle but believe me, l’d like to. What’s happening in this state and in this country… Read more »
We tried! But a bunch of weird Republicans who like to cry on camera kind of highjacked it. It was called The Tea Party.
Tailgunner joe McCarthy was right years ago.
I dont trust anybody
I drove a semi most my life n jerks that never opened a door on a class 8 truck writes laws on them same as arms.we are screwed
Guns in the hands of the “common folks” are a threat to any establishment’s power.
How much longer till we get another party?
Why is it that the only thing getting done in America is the BS NATO CRAP Against Russia and the disarming of legal gun owners. almost forgot that taxpayers get to pay for the killing of babies BECAUSE of the selfishness mindless woman…. WHO REALLY WON THE 2016 Presidential race?
Jerry Mucilek is more the exception then the rule, but even still, a bump fire ban is pointless as they aren’t necessary to bump fire a weapon and will do nothing to reduce crime or lower the body count the next time some psycho decides to commit mass murder…..