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Pro-Gun Rights Economist Disinvited From Committee Hearing by Oregon Senate Democrats
Epoch Times ^ | 4/7/23 | Michael Clements

Posted on 04/09/2023 3:22:47 AM PDT by CFW

Oregon Senate Democrats disinvited economist and gun rights researcher John Lott from a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing based on criticism from anti-gun online publications.

Democratic State Sen. Floyd Prozanski “had read something from Media Matters attacking me and said I didn’t have the credentials to be an expert,” Lott told The Epoch Times.

Lott had been invited by Republican State Sen. John Linthicum to testify as an expert witness in an April 6 hearing on SB 348, which would increase the requirements of Ballot Measure 114, approved by voters in November 2022 but is now tied up in the courts.

Linthicum had asked Lott, who has extensive experience studying the effect of gun control laws on society, to explain how SB 348 would impact Oregonians. Lott said that, as he was on his way, he received a call from Linthicum telling him that Prozanski had decided not to allow Lott to testify.

(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; censorship; democrats; oregon
Lott is probably the nation's foremost expert on the statistical information regarding gun crimes in our nation. The left's refusal to let him testify is just another example showing the left can't win a argument by debate and evidence. They can only win by silencing those that disagree and have the research backing up their positions.

It also shows the Democrats get their information from only leftist sources. Conservatives read articles from the left so we can attempt to learn what they are doing and what narrative they are pushing. That's the way we counter their arguments. The left will not even look at opposing viewpoints.

In other words, the left knows so much that is simply not true, but refuse to look at information that proves otherwise. Then, they call themselves well-informed.

1 posted on 04/09/2023 3:22:47 AM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

Silencing the opposition is one of the primary goals of the leftturds.
Lott is one of the preeminent voices to be heard in the (baseless) debate over gun ‘rights’.


2 posted on 04/09/2023 4:01:35 AM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: CFW

The left hates freedom.


3 posted on 04/09/2023 4:03:29 AM PDT by cutty
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To: CFW

SUE THEM


4 posted on 04/09/2023 4:17:45 AM PDT by Baldwin77 (First they came for Trump ...)
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To: CFW

My SIL is like that.


5 posted on 04/09/2023 4:35:12 AM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: CFW

We are well past time for a national divorce.


6 posted on 04/09/2023 5:02:20 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: CFW

But every screeching democrat politician is an expert on everything.


7 posted on 04/09/2023 5:24:43 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: cutty

The Dems will do anything to get control of guns because when they do America will become Venezuela overnight.


8 posted on 04/09/2023 5:32:08 AM PDT by chopperk ( )
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To: CFW

I recall reading somewhere not long ago the observation that conservatives can not fully avoid leftist talk or discussion on issues of the day as the left very much dominates the media be it broadcast, print, or digital. And that the left can simply live fully within the world of NYT, NPR, CNN, ABC-Disney, etc and not at all have anything to do with conservative viewpoints.


9 posted on 04/09/2023 5:33:03 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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The Demoncrats ... I mean Democrats won’t be happy until they’ve destroyed the Middle Class and disarmed law abiding citizens and then Hello Totalitarian Government ,,, actually I mean Demoncrats


10 posted on 04/09/2023 6:43:39 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: CFW

But we’re the fascists . . .


11 posted on 04/09/2023 8:03:40 AM PDT by MCSETots
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Democrats

They love democracy
till they lose then don’t

They love diversity
As long as you act and beleive like them

Frauds
Liars
Grifters


12 posted on 04/09/2023 8:45:54 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: PubliusMM

Silencing the opposition is one of the primary goals of the leftturds.


Shut up!, they explained.


13 posted on 04/09/2023 8:51:51 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Twotone; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; bray; 1malumprohibitum; ...
If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.
14 posted on 04/10/2023 7:01:13 AM PDT by Twotone
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To: CFW

Facts scare Leftists...


15 posted on 04/10/2023 8:02:44 AM PDT by goodnesswins ( We pretend to vote and they pretend to count the votes.)
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