Oregon’s legislative session kicks off on February 2nd, and if the early buzz is any indication, gun controllers are wasting no time shoving their agenda front and center—literally scheduling anti-2A bills for Day One. This isn’t some sleepy post-election cooldown; it’s a full-throttle assault from a state that’s already a dystopian fever dream for gun owners, boasting assault weapon bans, mag limits, permit-to-purchase schemes, and a laundry list of restrictions that have driven law-abiding folks to vote with their feet (hello, Idaho exodus). The source text teases that gun control tops the docket right out of the gate, signaling Democrats’ unyielding grip on Salem after their 2024 sweeps, where they padded supermajorities in both chambers.
Dig deeper, and this reeks of strategic desperation. Oregon’s violent crime spiked under these common-sense reforms—Portland’s homicide rate hit record highs in 2022 amid defund-the-police chaos—yet here we are, with lawmakers doubling down on disarming the good guys instead of addressing root causes like soft-on-crime DAs and border security failures. It’s classic progressive playbook: infringe on rights while ignoring data showing armed citizens deter crime (FBI stats confirm defensive gun uses outnumber criminal ones 30-to-1 annually). For the 2A community, implications are stark—expect recycled trash like expanded red-flag laws or ghost gun crackdowns that do zilch for public safety but erode constitutional carry gains from SB 554. This is a rallying cry: grassroots warriors, NRA-ILA, and GOA need to flood hearings, recall-sign these tyrants, and remind voters why Ballot Measure 114 got smacked down by the Oregon Supreme Court.
The silver lining? Overreach breeds backlash. Oregonians rejected gun grabs before, and with national momentum from Heller, Bruen, and Rahimi still fresh, federal courts could torch these schemes again. Stay vigilant, stock ammo, and support orgs like Oregon Firearms Federation—they’re already mobilizing. If Day One sets this tone, the 2026 session could be the Alamo for Northwest 2A rights; let’s make sure we win it.
