SB 941 closes marijuana-user gun purchase loophole

Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene) & Sen. Ginny Burdick (D-Portland) are pushing a bill that will close a loophole for Oregon marijuana users looking to buy firearms. ✧ The bill, SB 941, will expand background checks required for most personal sales of firearms. The bill requires people selling a gun to go to a gun dealer and request a background check on the person they want to sell the gun to. As part of that background check, the person wanting to buy the gun will fill out ATF Form 4473. ✧ Question 11.e in Section A asks “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?” ✧ If the person wanting to buy the gun is a marijuana user and answers “Yes”, they will be prohibited from buying the gun. --snip-- If the person wanting to buy the gun is a marijuana user and answers “No”, they will be committing a Federal felony.

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