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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Initiative petition seeks gun storage requirements a firearm to “secure the firearm with a trigger or cable lock engaged or in a locked container equipped with a tamper-resistant lock.” It would also require a person who “owns, possesses or controls” a firearm to report if the gun was stolen or lost within 24 hours of learning of the theft or loss. Additionally, it would require people trans- ferring firearms to do so with a trigger or cable lock engaged or in a locked container with a tamper-resistant lock. Transfer is defined in the measure as “the delivery of a firearm, including, but not limited to, sale, gift, loan or lease of the firearm.” Finally, the measure would require that a person transfer- ring a firearm to a minor must directly supervise the minor’s use of the firearm. Under the measure, gun owners would also face liability for injuries that result from failure to meet those requirements, unless the By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Capital Bureau SALEM — Advocates want to get a second gun-re- lated measure on the statewide ballot in November. Initiative Petition 44, filed Monday, would create additional storage, transfer and reporting requirements for gun owners. The petition’s filing follows the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and subsequent student walk- outs and marches in support of tightening gun regulations. It also follows another statewide initiative petition, IP 43, that would ban the sale of certain types of firearms in Oregon and require current owners of those types of guns to undergo a new background check and register them. The new measure filed on Monday would amend state statutes to require that a person who owns or possesses E.J. Harris/EO Media Group A selection of long rifles lines the wall in the sporting goods section of the D&B supply store in Pendleton. An initiative petition filed Monday would require that a person who owns or possesses a firearm to “secure the firearm with a trigger or cable lock engaged or in a locked container equipped with a tamper-resistant lock.” injury “results from a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another person.” The liability would apply for five years after a violation of the measure, such as an unsecured transfer. One of the petitioners, Paul Kemp, says part of the impetus behind the measure was the death of his brother-in-law, Steve Forsyth, who was killed in the Dec. 11, 2012 Clack- amas Town Center shooting. The shooter, who killed Forsyth, 45, and Cindy Ann Yuille, 54, and injured a 15-year-old girl, before killing Former energy tax credit employee sentenced By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau PORTLAND — A former administrator for the Oregon Department of Energy’s troubled Business Energy Tax Credit program has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for accepting $300,000 in bribes to partic- ipate in a money laundering scheme and defrauding the IRS. Joseph J. Colello, 57, of Salem, also was sentenced to three years of supervised release and more than $81,000 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Portland District Office. “Government employees are called to be stewards of taxpayers’ dollars and inter- ests. Instead, this defendant chose to betray his obligation and defy public trust,” said Billy Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. “Plain and simple, corruption erodes confidence in govern- ment.” As a pass-through program manager for the Business Energy Tax Credit program between June 2012 and March 2015, Colello helped businesses sell their credits by locating buyers he found through his job at the state and negotiating transfers, according to court records. He and a co-conspirator, who has not been named because of an ongoing investigation, made it appear as if the co-con- spirator was brokering the deals. They charged sellers a 1-2 percent fee, undercutting other brokers who typically charged 10 percent for the same service. The co-conspirator founded a sham company to receive commission payments from sellers and Oregon challenges citizenship question on the 2020 census By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau conceal earnings from the IRS, according to court records. The co-conspirator depos- ited more than $1.3 million in income from the commis- sions charged to sellers of the tax credits between 2012 and 2015, the court documents show. The co-conspirator would transfer part of the funds into a personal account from which he would issue biweekly cashier’s checks as a kickback to Colello for a portion of the fee. During the three-year period, Colello accepted more than $300,000 in bribe payments for his role in the scheme. He pleaded guilty March 15 to one count each of conspiracy to engage in monetary transactions in property derived from specific unlawful activity, conspiracy to defraud the IRS and filing a false income tax return. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, 17 other state attorneys general and six cities filed suit Tuesday to block a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. The state attorneys general are concerned the question will discourage immigrants from participating. Rosenblum joined New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in New York City to announce the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. “The Census is part of the bedrock of our democracy. The U.S. Constitution guar- antees an accurate census be taken every 10 years. Adding a citizenship question to the Census form has a deliberate and intended chilling effect on participation,” Rosenblum 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Eastern Washington: Clouds and sun today with a shower in places, except a snow shower in the mountains. Cascades: Low clouds today; periods of rain; however, a passing shower in the south. Northern California: Mainly cloudy today and tonight. Today Thursday SW 6-12 SW 6-12 ENE 3-6 ENE 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 1 1 U.S. Census Bureau has an obligation to determine “the whole number of persons in each state.” Yet demanding citizenship information in the census is expected to reduce participation among immigrants and could cause a population undercount, which would disproportionately harm states with large immi- grant communities, according to a news release from Rosen- blum’s office. The lawsuit against the Trump administration is based on the Enumeration Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, which permits courts to set aside unlawful or arbitrary and capricious agency decisions. said. “As state attorneys general we are committed to making sure every voice is heard, and we believe that every person in America counts.” Accuracy in the census is important for providing appropriate federal funding to states, apportioning congres- sional seats and Electoral College votes and drawing state and local voting districts. Even a 1 percent under- count on the 2010 Census would have dramatically reduced Oregon’s federal Medicaid funding by $23 million, said Kristina Edmunson, a spokeswoman in Rosenblum’s office. Under the Constitution, the ADVERTISING Advertising Services: Grace Bubar 541-276-2214 • gbubar@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — is in line with their “personal circumstances,” such as whether or not there are young children in the home. “This is not how you solve the problem of people who use guns in a criminal fashion, by punishing people who don’t use guns in a criminal fashion,” Starrett said. Starrett also took issue with a section of the measure that would hold a gun owner who transferred a gun without securing it — either with a trigger lock, cable lock or secured container — liable for another person’s injuries for five years after the gun is transferred. Gun control advocates have tried to pass similar legislation in prior legislative sessions, mostly focused on preventing minors’ access to firearms. Petitioners are aiming for the November 2018 ballot. In order to go forward in the ballot title process, the petitioners must collect 1,000 sponsorship signatures. himself, stole the gun, a Stag Arms AR-15, from a friend. “Most folks who have guns are pretty good about securing them,” Kemp, himself a gun owner, said. “The problem is, there’s too many folks who aren’t.” The idea, says Jake Weigler, a spokesman for Oregonians For Safe Gun Storage, which supports the petition, is to create an enforcement system in the event that a crime is committed, similar to how adults can be held liable if they furnish alcohol to a minor. The state doesn’t go around searching your liquor cabinet, but if, for example, a minor gets into a car accident while intoxicated and authorities learn that an adult purchased or provided them alcohol, then the law can be enforced. Kevin Starrett, head of the Oregon Firearms Federation, criticized IP 44, and said that a gun owner should have the right to store the gun in a manner they see fit and that 1 1 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Drenching rain and locally gusty thunderstorms will affect the East Coast today, while much colder air blasts across the Midwest on strong winds. A weak storm will bring clouds and some rain to the Northwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 93° in Thermal, Calif. Low -17° in Lake Yellowstone, Wyo. 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