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Oregon Lawmakers pass gun-control bill; first since Florida shooting

Oregon Lawmakers pass gun control bill aimed at domestic abusers 

The bill, House Bill 4145, would ban convicted domestic abusers and stalkers from owning guns. It passed 16-13 and now heads to Gov. Kate Brown, who said she will sign it.

Oregon lawmakers pass gun-control bill; first since Florida shooting

With every mass shooting, positions on gun control seem to harden more with no major breakthroughs. These advocates are accelerating efforts to bypass the system and create change at the community level. USA TODAY Opinion

Fueled by anguished voices in the aftermath of the Florida high school shooting, Oregon’s Legislature on Thursday banned people convicted of stalking and domestic violence or under restraining orders from buying or owning firearms and ammunition.


636549573321820108-AP-GUN-CONTROL-97850279 3In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivers her inaugural speech in the Capitol House chambers in Salem, Ore. Fueled by anguished voices in the aftermath of the Florida high school shooting,
(Photo: Don Ryan, AP)

The passage of the bill by the state Senate on a 16-13 vote appears to mark the first time a state legislature has passed a gun-control measure since the Feb. 14 shooting in Parkland, Florida, said Anne S. Teigen, a criminal justice expert with the National Conference of State Legislatures in Denver.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown had lobbied for the bill, telling a Senate committee this week to hear the anguished voices rising in the aftermath of the Florida attack in which 17 people were killed. The Democratic governor said she intends to sign into law the measure that the House earlier approved to protect victims of domestic violence.

Passage of the bill comes as the nation heatedly debates gun control in the wake of the Florida shooting. To read more go to the link below:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/23/oregon-lawmakers-pass-gun-control-bill-after-florida-shooting/366216002/

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