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The state House on Tuesday passed a firearms bill that would ban untraceable guns, raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase powerful firearms like semiautomatic weapons and allow local agencies to ban firearms on government property.
“This offers an Oregon solution to an urgent nationwide problem and will make our community safer while respecting the rights of responsible gun owners and giving high regard to Oregon’s heritage and culture of hunting and recreation,” said Rep. Lisa Reynolds, D-Portland.
People who live in neighborhoods with Homeowners Associations would have the right to engage in gardening, hen-keeping and beekeeping under a bill moving through the Oregon legislature.
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would end Oregon’s reputation as one of just two states that bans self-service pumps in most settings.
Oregon drivers who for decades have been banned from touching gas pumps could soon have the right to fuel their own cars.