Oregon Republicans are justly famous for grinding the Democrat-controlled legislature to a halt, and once again they’re demonstrating why.
floor that his request for an excused absence May 6 to help his mother care for his father, who has vascular dementia, was rejected.
Also fueling the Republican ire is HB 2005, which would outlaw so-called “ghost guns,” or those without serial numbers; raise the minimum age to buy some firearms from 18 to 21, and allow localities to ban concealed-carry in government buildings.
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