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On this day, July 12, 2013, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife commission adopted provisions of a lawsuit settlement that will make the state the only one in the West where killing wolves that attack livestock must be a last resort.




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TILLAMOOK COUNTY FAIR - 100 YEARS OF PIG N'FORD
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:00 am
The Tillamook County Fair received its recognition as one of the top ten Blue Ribbon Fairs in the nation due to its uniqueness; offering so much for fairgoers to enjoy free along with their paid admission. Fairgoers can enjoy all of the Open Class and 4-H/FFA exhibits that Tillamook County residents have prepared the year prior, free entertainment and concerts, live exotic animal displays, and a whole lot more! FOR MORE INFORMATION tillamookfairoffice@gmail.com (M-F, 8 AM-5 PM) at (503) 842-2272. Reminders: NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK All bags are subject to search For the safety of all present, only trained service animals are permitted to enter Fairgrounds property. A trained service animal is any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.
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Kotek Signs Firearms Restrictions
Parts of the bill have already been found to be unconstitutional

Aovernor Tina Kotek has signed HB 2005 into law. The new law tries to prohibit so-called "ghost guns" that have parts that don't bear a serial number. Legal sources think that this includes currently held firearms, which makes an unknown number of Oregon citizens instant felons.

The use of "ghost guns" in crimes has been the subject of much discussion and peddling of questionable statistics. According the the Washington Times they are rarely used in crimes. "In Chicago, for example, only 139 out of the 11,258 firearms seized last year -- roughly 1.2% -- were ghost guns. That number, however, represents a 93% increase from the 72 ghost guns seized in 2019. Philadelphia police in 2019 seized 95 ghost guns, accounting for 2.2% of the 4,264 guns they confiscated. In 2018, Philadelphia police confiscated 13 ghost guns."

According to sources, federal officials don't make a distinction between personally manufactured firearms -- which don't have a serial number and never needed them -- and commercially manufactured firearms which have had the serial number removed. "Ghost guns" would only be a subset of these statistics.

Senator James Manning lauded the bill, saying, “After years of work, my colleagues and I also took action on ghost guns with HB 2005. Ghost guns are unserialized and undetectable, making them the gun of choice for gun traffickers, violent criminals, and people legally prohibited from buying firearms.”



Oregon Firearms Federation Director Kevin Starrett raised expectations for House Republicans, who have pledged $25,000 to fight this legislation in court. "Now is the time for the House Republicans to put their money where their mouths were. This is totally on them and we fully expect them to keep their word. They have made a pledge, they helped the bill pass by showing up when they could have walked out. The ball is in their court."

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Representative Tracy Cramer (R-Woodburn) pointed out that "HB 2005 restricts the rights of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves in public spaces. Those who are most vulnerable to being harmed by violent crime are the ones who need this right the most. Those are my constituents. Yet, HB 2005 unconstitutionally restricts when and where they can protect themselves with a firearm."


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2023-07-14 09:42:23Last Update: 2023-07-15 21:03:18



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