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Advocates: Oregon’s recent gun laws are saving lives but more action needed
Summary
Advocates told Oregon’s joint Judiciary committees that background checks, a child access prevention law, a ghost‑gun ban and extreme risk protection orders have reduced some harms but that more policies—dealer licensing, waiting periods and bans on rapid‑fire conversion devices—are needed to further cut firearm deaths.
Jess Marks, executive director of the Alliance for a Safe Oregon, told the Senate and House Judiciary Committees that Oregon’s laws passed over the past decade have reduced some firearm harms but that the state must do more.
Marks said approximately 625 Oregonians die each year in gun‑related tragedies and that Oregon’s gun death rate — about 14.4 per 100,000 — remains high. She noted the state has roughly 50% household firearm ownership, higher in rural areas, and said that “these laws are making a big impact on reducing our…
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