Oregon – -(AmmoLand.com)- This past week the six Senate Republicans who aided passage of SB 554 yesterday, went all the way and helped Democrats pass the bill on the floor.
Republican Senator Bill Hansell, one of the “gang of six,” read the headline from our previous alert on the floor, and claimed that Senator Courtney was talking about a “sports team” when he said on a hot mic “they’re gonna get crushed.” He called OFF “despicable” and was joined in that assessment by Senator Floyd Prozanski. For the record, here is exactly what the headline said:
“I see Hansell out here, they’re gonna get crushed.”
Senate President Peter Courtney in an unintentional “hot mic” moment at the start of today’s Senate Floor session.
We don’t know to whom he was referring. But it sure wasn’t Democrats.
That was the 100% true and accurate headline that Hansell claimed was false and despicable.
As you know the Oregon public has been locked out of the building and has no input into these floor sessions.
The only access the people have to these proceedings is a video feed that was shut off at a critical time in the process.
The legislative reporting system actually reported that the bill had passed hours before the vote was held and showed it being “carried” by a Senator who not only opposed the bill, but was not even on the floor for the vote. The House already showed the bill being scheduled before the bill had even been voted for on the Senate floor!
The Republicans then remained on the floor to ensure the Democrats had the quorum they needed to ram through this dangerous and bigoted bill on the law-abiding CHL holders of Oregon.
The bill now goes to the House Floor where the Democrats also have a supermajority. At this point, the House Republicans, having agreed to a rule that fines them if they walk off the floor, are unlikely to make any effort to stop the bill.
There are numerous other anti-gun bills moving through the legislature.
These six Republican Senators have now all but guaranteed that CHL holders who go too close to a public building will face 5 years in prison.
Senator Dick Anderson
Party: Republican
District: 5
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1705
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, S-303, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: Sen.DickAnderson@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: www.oregonlegislature.gov/anderson
Senator Lynn Findley
Party: Republican
District: 30
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1730
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, S-301, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: Sen.LynnFindley@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: www.oregonlegislature.gov/Findley
Senator Fred Girod
Party: Republican
District: 9
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1709
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, S-323, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: www.oregonlegislature.gov/girod
Senator Bill Hansell
Party: Republican
District: 29
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1729
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, S-415, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: Sen.BillHansell@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: www.oregonlegislature.gov/hansell
Senator Bill Kennemer
Party: Republican
District: 20
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1720
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, S-401, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: Sen.BillKennemer@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: www.oregonlegislature.gov/kennemer
Senator Tim Knopp
Party: Republican
District: 27
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1727
Capitol Address: 900 Court St NE, S-425, Salem, OR, 97301
Email: sen.timknopp@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: www.oregonlegislature.gov/knopp
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