Using NRA tactics is beginning to pay off after only three years!

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New gun check law gets quick reactions
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32913181-75/state-sen.-prozanski-introduces-gun-control-bill.csp

Gun control advocates pushed the same policy (universal background checks) in 2013 and 2014 without success, but the political landscape is different this year.

Democrats, who received a total of $460,000 in campaign funds from national gun control groups in 2014, have larger majorities in both legislative chambers. And proponents, whose polling has repeatedly shown that a large majority of Oregonians support expanding background checks, have been bolstered by voters in Washington state easily approving universal background checks in November.

And cue the heads exploding!

First response: if background checks are good why don't they prosecute the failed checks? There were 1225 failed checks of which 613 were prosecuted in some form; arrest, fine, referral to another agency. That's half. Why not the other half? I dunno, but possible reasons are a restraining order that will expire soon, the denial was reversed on appeal, or the offense was so old or minor that prosecutetorial discretion prevailed land in some cases I'm sure there wasn't time or personnel. Still the ever repeated bleating continues.

Second response: dealers don't want to be burdened with supervising a sale. Hmmm, 40% of gun sales are private. If only half of the sellers comply with the law, what with being law abiding citizens and all, dealers get a 20% increase in traffic. That traffic will need ammunition, perhaps a gun safe, a cleaning kit and any other number of high markup accessories. Yeah, they're gonna be pissed . . . not.

The bill also contains two other components:

It would allow judges to prohibit patients receiving court-ordered mental health treatment in a community setting from buying a gun, if they are deemed a potential danger to themselves or others.

If a buyer flunks a background check, Oregon State Police would be required to notify local law enforcement. The provision would codify an agency rule adopted by former Gov. John Kitzhaber last year. <emphasis mine>

Bottom line is that the opposition's chief complaint is that it might inconvenience a gun seller.

Support a gun control group of your choice. It's starting to work. The NRA didn't get what they want overnight, it took 55 years picking at one restriction after another. Envision where we could be in 55 years.