Demonstrating the single minded obsessiveness for which she has become so famous, Senator Ginny Burdick has introduced one more ban on licensed concealed handguns in schools.

Oregon bucked national trends and moved to the left this election.

In addition to returning all 4 Democrat Congress members, the Dems kept all the state wide seats.

Two Congressional races that some predicted would be close, the 1st and the 5th CD's were comfortably won by the incumbent anti-gunners who held them, David Wu and Darlene Hooley. Neither of their opponents were pro-gun however.

The Oregon Senate, currently split 15 to 15 will be solidly in the hands of the Democrats who picked up three seats.

This means that all committees will be picked by the Democratic Senate President. So, it's a safe bet that we will be facing an avalanche of anti-gun bills starting from day one in January.

The bizarre world of Oregon politics took another interesting turn yesterday.

Neil Goldschmidt understudy, Gov. Ted Kulongoski, appointed Marion County DA, Dale Penn, to be the new boss of Oregon's troubled lottery system.
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This may be good news. Penn has been an outspoken opponent of gun rights. Getting him out of the DA's office is a definite plus.

The US House of Representatives has voted on whether to restore the rights of the citizens of Washington DC.

As you know, the right to own a firearm in America's murder capital is virtually nonexistent.

CAMPAIGN SEASON STARTS AND THE LIES BEGIN.

House Democrat Committee Sends False Mailers. City Councilman Calls For Semi-Auto Ban.

The anti-gun nuts, stung by the end of the Clinton gun ban have begun to hyper-ventilate. And as you know, when their lips are moving, they're lying.

As we predicted, Ginny Burdick has announced plans to introduce a ban on semi-automatic firearms in Oregon as soon as the next session begins.

The Oregon Firearms Federation has contacted the Oregon State Parks Department to clear up mistaken rules forbidding concealed carry in state parks.

The latest news from OFF includes changes made by the Oregon Department of Human Services to their policies to bring them into line with Oregon law.