Bloomberg is setting his sights on Oregon next:
“Everytown and Moms invested in extensive voter education efforts, including old-fashioned, door-to-door canvasses, to make sure voters knew that Senators Betsy Close and Bruce Starr opposed criminal background checks on all gun sales. Senator-elect Sara Gelser will join other gun sense leaders in the legislature and create a pro-background check majority in the state Senate, which is a resounding victory for our moms and families,” said Anneliese Davis, volunteer with the Oregon Chapter of Moms Demand Action, a project of Everytown for Gun Safety.
“Now the real work begins. When the legislative session starts next year we will roll up our sleeves and work to pass legislation that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals and save Oregonians’ lives,” Davis continued.
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund strategically invested $600,000 in Oregon to support grassroots organizing, direct mail, paid advertising and digital organizing to identify Gun Sense Voters and turn them out to vote.
Sounds like they are targeting another “universal background check” law. Remember, most of the people of Washington did NOT vote for a law that would make it a crime to simply HANDLE a gun that did not belong to you, or lend somebody a firearm either for something like hunting or sport shooting, or because they were in need of personal protection. This bill was ONLY sold as something that only applied to gun shows and online sales, and given that nature it’s very easy to think most of the electorate took their word for it.
START CAMPAIGNING NOW! Get the word out! Talk about Washington and other states with laws like this. DO NOT WAIT FOR BILLS TO BE PRESENTED! You need to start fighting NOW.
As I type I’m working on doing just this for Bloomberg’s statement about future action in my home state of Maine.
Spread the word, and get out there and start talking about the REALITY of these laws. Bloomberg has a lot of money, but he’s buying what we do for free, so without dropping a dime we can do ourselves what will cost him thousands. By motivating others to join in, we can easily “Outspend” him in the unit effort department.
But you need to act NOW! RIGHT NOW!
