They (antis) never stop trying. What IS this mania for "protecting" the public? Oh yeah, public disarmament.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/news/oregonian/00/04/nw_51gun27.frame
Gun group vows to act if St. Helens passes law
The City Council will decide on whether to table an ordinance that requires locks on unloaded weapons
Thursday, April 27, 2000
By Jonathan Nelson, Correspondent, The Oregonian
ST. HELENS -- The Oregon Gun Owners group is threatening to challenge the city of St. Helens if it passes an ordinance that requires locks on unloaded weapons in public places.
John Hellen, administrator for the gun-rights organization, said the proposed ordinance violates state law that prohibits cities and counties from legislating transportation of weapons. Hellen also said the city is attempting to regulate a nonexistent problem.
"You've got the city (police) chief saying they don't have a problem, 'But we're going to do this ordinance anyway,' " Hellen said, referring to comments Chief Mike Cocklin made to the St. Helens newspaper. "It's really annoying they chose to enact an ordinance that is going to impact every law-abiding gun owner."
The council read the ordinance twice during previous meetings and needs a third reading before making it law. Despite assurances from the city attorney, mayor and three of the four council members that the issue is tabled indefinitely, Hellen fears the council might approve the ordinance Wednesday at its regular meeting.
The ordinance was drafted to regulate the firing and carrying of loaded weapons within city limits. The concern centers on a requirement that unloaded weapons in public places be locked or carried in a locked case. The ordinance allows an exemption for people with concealed-weapon permits.
St. Helens City Attorney Richard Appicello said the intent isn't to ensnare unsuspecting people who might drive through town with an unloaded hunting rifle in a gun rack. He and Cocklin see the ordinance as a necessary tool to protect the community.
But "I'm not saying we can't tweak the ordinance," Appicello said. "You're not going to satisfy everyone."
Hellen concedes that the issue in St. Helens doesn't carry the weight of hot-button topics such as background checks at gun shows, attempts to legislate safe storage and whether people with concealed-weapon permits should be allowed to carry guns onto school grounds. But his organization monitors all proposed gun laws for the group's 10,000 members.
The ordinance was crafted after Appicello discovered that the city's previous restriction on firing a gun within city limits was accidentally repealed in 1997. But the new proposal stunned councilmen Joe Corsiglia and Randy Peterson.
"It's overkill," Corsiglia said. "There are so many federal and state laws that cover that."
The city has received a handful of letters from people opposing the restriction. Several council members have received letters and phone calls.
Copyright 2000 Oregon Live.
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The New World Order has a Third Reich odor.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/news/oregonian/00/04/nw_51gun27.frame
Gun group vows to act if St. Helens passes law
The City Council will decide on whether to table an ordinance that requires locks on unloaded weapons
Thursday, April 27, 2000
By Jonathan Nelson, Correspondent, The Oregonian
ST. HELENS -- The Oregon Gun Owners group is threatening to challenge the city of St. Helens if it passes an ordinance that requires locks on unloaded weapons in public places.
John Hellen, administrator for the gun-rights organization, said the proposed ordinance violates state law that prohibits cities and counties from legislating transportation of weapons. Hellen also said the city is attempting to regulate a nonexistent problem.
"You've got the city (police) chief saying they don't have a problem, 'But we're going to do this ordinance anyway,' " Hellen said, referring to comments Chief Mike Cocklin made to the St. Helens newspaper. "It's really annoying they chose to enact an ordinance that is going to impact every law-abiding gun owner."
The council read the ordinance twice during previous meetings and needs a third reading before making it law. Despite assurances from the city attorney, mayor and three of the four council members that the issue is tabled indefinitely, Hellen fears the council might approve the ordinance Wednesday at its regular meeting.
The ordinance was drafted to regulate the firing and carrying of loaded weapons within city limits. The concern centers on a requirement that unloaded weapons in public places be locked or carried in a locked case. The ordinance allows an exemption for people with concealed-weapon permits.
St. Helens City Attorney Richard Appicello said the intent isn't to ensnare unsuspecting people who might drive through town with an unloaded hunting rifle in a gun rack. He and Cocklin see the ordinance as a necessary tool to protect the community.
But "I'm not saying we can't tweak the ordinance," Appicello said. "You're not going to satisfy everyone."
Hellen concedes that the issue in St. Helens doesn't carry the weight of hot-button topics such as background checks at gun shows, attempts to legislate safe storage and whether people with concealed-weapon permits should be allowed to carry guns onto school grounds. But his organization monitors all proposed gun laws for the group's 10,000 members.
The ordinance was crafted after Appicello discovered that the city's previous restriction on firing a gun within city limits was accidentally repealed in 1997. But the new proposal stunned councilmen Joe Corsiglia and Randy Peterson.
"It's overkill," Corsiglia said. "There are so many federal and state laws that cover that."
The city has received a handful of letters from people opposing the restriction. Several council members have received letters and phone calls.
Copyright 2000 Oregon Live.
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The New World Order has a Third Reich odor.
