Gun bills are back on the agenda of the Oregon Legislature this year.
The bills were the subject of a public hearing Wednesday, March 22, by the House Judiciary Committee, which plans to deal with them on March 28. (The March 28 meeting will take place after the Chieftain’s print deadline; watch our website, wallowa.com, for updates.)
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