Multnomah County is the most urbanized, progressive and Democratic county in the State of Oregon. Some folks might assume that most Democratic party leaders and activists in a liberal area like Metropolitan Portland favor gun control but they would be wrong. The Multnomah Democratic Party has gone on record in support of legislation sponsored by State Representative Jeff Barker (D-Aloha) to protect the privacy rights of concealed handgun license holders in Oregon.
Blue Steel Democrats reports:
The following resolution was passed overwhelmingly on a voice vote of the Multnomah County Democratic Party on Thursday, 3/14/09. The party, which represents the Portland Oregon metropolitan area Democrats, favors protecting private information of concealed handgun license (CHL) holders as laid out in the following resolution:
Resoution No. 2009-15 Privacy of Conceled Weapons permit holders
A Resolution of the Multnomah County Democratic Party Central Committee:
Whereas, concealed weapons permits are obtained by people for personal protection;
Whereas, concealed weapons permits are obtained to help insure compliance with state laws pertaining to carrying and transporting of firearms;
Whereas, the Constitution of the United States guarantees the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms; and,
Whereas, individuals who obtain a concealed weapons permit have a right to privacy;
Therefore, be it resolved that the Multnomah County Democratic Party supports the withholding of information providing names of individuals, who have obtained concealed weapons permits, from the public.
http://bluesteeldemocrats.blogspot.com/2009/03/multnomah-county-democratic-party.html
The Democratic Party of Oregon passed a resolution in 2005 supporting the right to keep and bear arms and has an active Gun Owner's Caucus.
"[The DPO resolves] To recognize and support the right to keep and bear arms in Article 1 Section 27 of the Oregon State Constitution and the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America as an individual right not granted by the government, but rather guaranteed by the government." (Resolution No. 2005-008)
http://www.oregondemocrats.org/gun_owners
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