PORTLAND, OREGON --- The Oregonian, Oregon's largest newspaper, admitted wrongdoing today in a closed meeting arranged by the Tyranny Response Team, Oregon. The newspaper admitted collusion with anti-gun extremist State Senator Ginny Burdick to continue her campaign of fear and division against Oregon's CHL licensees.

In an editorial published on May 23rd, The Oregonian referred to a "cross-check analysis" of Oregon CHL licensees and claimed that this "analysis" revealed more than 1,000 who had "criminal records which made them unsuitable for such licenses."

The obvious purpose of this announcement, according to Lee Anderson, director of TRT, Oregon, was to create fear and suspicion of CHL licensees amongst the public, a political step in the eventual elimination of "right to carry" laws.

Only after weeks of inquiries by TRT did The Oregonian finally admit that they learned of the "analysis" from Senator Burdick.

However, the "analysis" seems to have been a creation of Sen. Burdick's imagination. She has ignored an FOI request for five weeks and all The Oregonian can say is that they understand it is not ready for the public.

"We now believe this analysis never existed and was cooked up either by Senator Burdick alone or in collusion with The Oregonian," Anderson claimed.

"It has been Senator Burdick's agenda to cut back the CHL law because she is afraid of folks who carry guns for defense and she wants us all to share her fear," said Anderson. "And now we have the Oregonian aiding and abetting this misguided effort.

"The Oregonian has failed in its civic duty to inform the public and has chosen instead to mislead us. This is called propaganda!"

Credible research exists in many states that CHL licensees are the safest, most responsible group in society. A recent study of Texas CHL licensees, for instance, revealed that they were one-sixth as likely to be arrested for violent crime than the population at large! There is no reason to believe Oregonians are any different.

"We have demanded from The Oregonian a retraction and an apology to Oregon's CHL holders for this slanderous distortion. We have also called on The Oregonian to demand the immediate resignation of Senator Burdick for this egregious mis-use of her public office," said a TRT, Oregon spokesperson.

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

If you find this move utterly unacceptable, or if you want a public apology from the Oregonian, or if you want Senator Burdick to produce her "study," here are some helpful contact points:

Contact The Oregonian

Letters to the editor, The Oregonian, 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland, Or., 97201, or letters@news.oregonian.com via electronic mail. They may also be faxed to (503)294-4193. To give feedback, go here: http://www.oregonlive.com/cgi-bin/feedbk.cgi

Contact Senator Burdick

Senator Ginny Burdick
Party: D   District: 6
Interim Phone:503-244-1444
Interim Address:4641 SW Dosch Rd., Portland 97201
Interim Fax:503-452-8739
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1706
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE S-317, Salem Or 97301
Email Address: burdick.sen@state.or.us
Web page Address: http://www.leg.state.or.us/burdick/

Oregon Senator Roster

http://www.leg.state.or.us/senate/members.htm

Oregon Firearms Federation Automailer

http://oregonfirearms.org/automailer/

If you write a letter on this matter, please be sure to send a copy to Letters@KeepAndBearArms.com so we can print it.