Ceasefire Oregon

03/07/2025

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26/06/2025

SB 243 passes but HB 3076 which requires arms dealers to be licensed by the state of Oregon, was traded away by Senate leadership. Oregon has a long and deadly history of using gun violence prevention bills as bargaining chips. Yesterday, the Oregon Senate refused to pass a law that would hold accountable arms dealers across Oregon. CALL SENATE PRESIDENT ROB WAGNER TO TELL HIM YOU WERE COUNTING ON HIM AND DEMOCRATS TO PASS THIS IMPORTANT BILL.
Senate President Wagner: 503-986-1600
Sen.RobWagner@oregonlegislature.gov

21/06/2025

Great news! Both SB 243 (bans rapid fire activators, allows local control to prohibit concealed guns in public buildings) and HB 3076 (state licensing of arms dealers) were successfully passed out of the Ways and Means Committee on June 20. But we still have a lot of work to do. Please call your state legislators to tell them you support SB 243 and HB 3076. Don't wait for Monday! Call their district offices anytime to leave a message saying you want them to vote YES on SB 243 and HB 3076!

20/06/2025

The Trump administration is moving swiftly to weaken the Bureau of Alcohol, To***co, and Fi****ms (ATF) specifically regarding monitoring federally licensed firearm dealers. Soon, Oregon citizens will be at the mercy of arms dealers with little–if any–way to enforce the federal laws on the books. That is why Oregon urgently needs to pass HB 3076. Below, we outline the actions taken under Trump’s DOJ to weaken ATF enforcement.

The Oregon Joint Ways and Means Committee is meeting TODAY at 4:00 PM to vote on HB 3076. Call your legislators NOW to tell them you support HB 3076.

Posted on June 20, 2025 The Urgent Need to Enact Oregon State Licensing of Arms Dealers (HB 3076) By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon The Trump administration is moving swiftly to weaken the Bureau of Alcohol, To***co, and Fi****ms (ATF) specifically regarding monitoring federal...

19/06/2025

SB 243 (ban rapid fire activators) has a hearing tomorrow, June 20, at 8:30 AM in the Capital Construction subcommittee. BOTH HB 3076 (dealer licensing) AND SB 243 (ban rapid fire activators) have work sessions tomorrow, June 20 at 4:00 PM. CALL YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS NOW TO TELL THEM YOU SUPPORT HB 3076 AND SB 243. More information about the bills and links to watch the work sessions are in the comments.

17/06/2025

Oregon is very close to requiring state licensing for arms dealers–a work session will be held June 18 at 8:30 AM! Here’s how you can help with just 5 minutes of your time:

Call you state legislators. Say that you support HB 3076. Feel free to cite these facts:

-Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have adopted laws regulating fi****ms dealers. (Giffords)
-Three out of every four of these Oregon crime guns originated from sales by Oregon gun dealers. (Webster, Oregon Capital Chronicle)
-Under Heller and Bruen, states remain fully empowered to pass and enforce their own fi****ms regulations (Ceasefire Oregon)
-Justice Scalia, writing for the majority in the Heller decision, stated: “Nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on… laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms.”

HB 3076 does not impose undue burdens—it imposes necessary responsibilities.

If you have a few more minutes, please call the following members of the Joint Committee on Capital Construction:

Senator Girod 503-986-1709
Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov

Rep. Nosse 503-986-1442 Rep.RobNosse@oregonlegislature.gov

Senator Fredrick 503-986-1722
Sen.LewFrederick@oregonlegislature.gov

Senator Lieber 503-986-1714 Sen.KateLieber@oregonlegislature.gov

Senator McLane 503-986-1730 Sen.MikeMcLane@oregonlegislature.gov

Senate President Wagner 503-986-1600
Sen.RobWagner@oregonlegislature.gov

Rep. Drazan 503-986-1451 Rep.ChristineDrazan@oregonlegislature.gov

Rep. Kropf 503-986-1454 Rep.JasonKropf@oregonlegislature.gov

Rep. Nathanson 503-986-1413 Rep.NancyNathanson@oregonlegislature.gov

Rep, Greg Smith 503-986-1457 Rep.gregsmith@oregonlegislature.gov

Links to Giffords, Oregon Capital Chronicle, and Ceasefire Oregon are in the comments below as is a link to find your Oregon state legislators.

17/06/2025

A work session (committee vote) will be held June 18 at 8:30 AM for HB 3076, the bill the will require arms dealers in Oregon to be licensed by the state of Oregon and to adhere to higher standards of security. Read more about the bill on our website. Tell your legislators that you support HB 3076.

HB 3076 A : State Licensing for Arms Dealers Position: Support Status: House Capital Construction Committee Arms dealers in Oregon are required to have a federal license to be "in the business" of selling fi****ms. HB 3076-2 requires federally licensed fi****ms dealers operating in Oregon to also be...

17/06/2025

Good news! SB 243-B16 has been passed out of the House Rules Committee with a do pass recommendation. The committee defeated amendments introduced by Rep. Drazan that would have made silencers and short-barreled rifles legal in Oregon; allowed people from other states to carry loaded, hidden guns in Oregon even if they could not legally possess a gun in Oregon; and repealed Oregon's voter-approved Measure 114. Drazan said "I am tired of gun laws" but did not comment on being tired of gun deaths in Oregon or commit to reducing firearm-related death and injuries.

SB 243 : Ban RFAs, Regulate Concealed Carry Locations (Was: Relating to Firearm Background Checks) Position: Support Status: House Rules Committee The latest version of SB 243 has successfully passed out of the Oregon Senate. The -A9 amendment retains important provisions, including a ban on rapid-f...

13/06/2025

End Gun Violence....Not Democracy!

13/06/2025

A message from Penny Okamoto, Ceasefire Oregon about the Oregon Supreme Court decision to review Measure 114:

We have hope that the Oregon Supreme Court took the case of Measure 114 because they consider the issue too important to not weigh in on.

Whatever the outcome, we are doubling down on our work. We are not going away and we are not giving up.

Our work takes us on a long, hard road. Those who need a break should--and deserve to-- take one. We all need to devote our time to our loved ones and to care for ourselves.

But I, personally, am in a place now where I can jump up to grab that arc of history and bend its trajectory toward justice as much as I possibly can.

Let's all keep hope burning, our wits sharp, and our hearts excited for justice.

Change like this takes the effort of many people, everyone doing what they can. On behalf of Ceasefire Oregon, I thank all of you and look forward to continuing our work.

13/06/2025

No Kings Protest in Portland June 14

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political v...

12/06/2025

The Oregon Supreme Court will review Measure 114 in November, three years after Oregonians passed the measure into law. While we are disappointed that the Supreme Court did not simply let stand the Appellate Court's decision upholding Measure 114, we are confident the Oregon Supreme Court will find the measure to be constitutional. Permit to purchase laws are constitutional in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and New York. In the Ocean Tactical Supply v Rhode Island ruling this week, SCOTUS declined to hear a ban on high-capacity magazines.

House Bill 3075, which would have launched the major provisions of Measure 114 along with some changes, also appears to have stalled this legislative session.