Section 841 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(u)Binary explosive means a substance that, when combined with another substance—
(1)results in explosive material; and
(2)has as its primary or common purpose to function by explosion through target practice using a firearm.
Position: Support
Status: Died in a previous Congress
This bill has been put on a back burner but could become active. Call your Oregon legislators NOW and tell them to vote NO on HR 3668, the "SHARE" Act.
Oregon Federal Legislators:
Senator Ron Wyden: (503) 326-7525
Senator Jeff Merkley: (503) 326-3386
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici: (503) 469-6010
Rep. Greg Walden: (541) 389-4408
Rep. Earl Blumenauer: (503) 231-2300
Rep. Peter DeFazio: (541) 465-6732
Rep. Kurt Schrader: (503) 557-1324
SHARE (Sportsmen’s Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act) is a tribute to the amount of money the National Rifle Association gave to the Trump election campaign.
SHARE was scheduled for a hearing on October 3, 2017 but was put on hold until early 2018 because of the Las Vegas massacre on October 1, 2017.
Position: Oppose
Status: Died in a previous Congress
H.R. 3458: To require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition, and the prohibit the removal, obliteration, or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm.
Position: Support
Status: Died in a previous Congress
To deregulate firearm suppressors, better known as silencers.
Position: Oppose
Status: Died in a previous Congress
According to the ATF, more than 18,000 firearms were reported lost or stolen from FFLs in 2016 alone. This represents a more than 20% increase over the nearly 15,000 firearms reported lost or stolen in 2015.
HR 3361 proposes strong, effective laws to address the issue of firearm theft from federally licensed firearms dealers (called FFLs). This bill would require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises.
Position: Support
Status: Died in a previous Congress
This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years.
Position: Oppose
Status: Died in a previous Congress
To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
Position: Support
Status: Died in a previous Congress
This bill combines the previous bills, SB 797 and SB 764, into one bill.
Position: Support
Status: Senate Committee on Rules
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish firearm safety and suicide prevention education program consisting of creation or approval of specified educational materials and provision of materials to gun dealers.
Provides that gun dealers may make educational materials available to firearm purchasers.
Position: Support
Status: House Committee on Health Care
To repeal the provision that in practice prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from sponsoring research on gun violence in fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.
Position: Support
Status: Died in a previous Congress