Excellent news!

A few weeks ago, we told you about “Operation Choke Point” -- an effort by Attorney General Eric Holder to put gun stores out of business.

Basically, it works like this: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), at the behest of Barack Obama, has declared that gun stores are “high risk” businesses. “High risk” businesses have been, up until now, a small category of supposedly disreputable businesses, which have included pornographers, sellers of drug paraphernalia, and payday lenders.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case involving a Virginia man who could legally purchase a firearm and did so for an uncle from Pennsylvania. Even though the Pennsylvania man who ultimately bought the gun was not legally prohibited from owning a firearm and passed a background check, the Court, in a 5-4 decision, said the transfer violated federal "straw purchase" law.

The ruling has resulted in confusion among federal firearm licensees (FFLs), particularly relating to gift purchases of firearms. 

NSSF has asked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to provide clarification on the Supreme Court's decision for its firearms retailer members. As soon as ATF responds, NSSF will provide the information to all FFLs.

A Ban On Lead Ammo Is On The Horizon
 
"There is no proposal to ban or limit use of lead ammunition in Oregon, but developments outside of Oregon could affect the use of lead ammunition within the state," 

Don't you believe it.

With the primary elections behind us, and the summer having arrived, it's time to catch up.

First of course, are the results of the primary elections. 

Dr Monica Wehby will be facing anti-gun radical Jeff Merkley for US Senate.  While we endorsed Wehby's opponent, Jason Conger, we wish her the best in this important race.

Oregon Congressional races will be interesting. 

In the First Congressional District, Suzanne Bonamici (who made a career of anti-gun activism when she served in the Oregon Legislature) will be facing  Jason Yates who is a staunch supporter of gun rights.

FAIRFAX, Va. –The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® program, NRA’s groundbreaking gun accident prevention course for children, has achieved a new milestone by reaching its 27 millionth child.

Created in 1988 by past NRA President Marion P. Hammer in consultation with elementary school teachers, law enforcement officers, and child psychologists, the program provides pre-K through third grade children with simple, effective rules to follow should they encounter a firearm in an unsupervised setting: “If you see a gun: STOP! Don’t Touch. Leave the Area. Tell an Adult.”

OFEF has contributed to an amicus brief in a lawsuit against Connecticut's unconstitutional firearms and magazine ban. You can read it here.

As attempts are made across the country to eliminate your Second Amendment rights, it is more and more critical that we engage the gun grabbers in court. 

You can help us continue these efforts and it won't cost you a dime.

If you shop at Fred Meyers and use a Rewards Card you can designate the Oregon Firearms Educational Foundation as a recipient in their Community Rewards Program. Fred Meyers contributes to OFEF and you still receive your reward points, fuel points and rebates.  It's a cost free way to help us fight for gun rights and getting involved is easy. Just follow this link for all the details, and thank you.

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) today issued the following statement:

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has been investigating the possible role of the federal government in influencing banks in their lending and business banking relationship decisions regarding companies in our industry. We have heard from several industry members that they had banking relationships terminated by their lending institutions.