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Survivors and experts urge stronger suicide prevention measures: ERPOs, waiting periods and enforcement
Summary
A survivor and public‑safety experts told the committees that firearm suicide is the dominant component of Oregon’s gun deaths and urged improved ERPO implementation, waiting periods or permits‑to‑purchase, and policies to reduce youth access to firearms.
Carol Manstrom, a retired parole and probation officer and gun owner, offered personal testimony about the lethality of firearms during mental‑health crises and urged support for bills that would add dealer accountability and an 21‑plus limit for certain semi‑automatic rifles.
Manstrom told the committees that on Valentine’s Day 2017 her teenage son Will died by firearm suicide; she described the weapon as unsecured and accessible and said the family suffered long‑term harms, including trauma experienced by a younger…
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