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Advocates say Oregon's recent gun laws have saved lives but more measures needed
Summary
Speakers at a joint informational hearing told the Senate and House Judiciary committees that Oregon's background checks, child access prevention and extreme risk protection order laws have reduced harm but that gaps remain — notably dealer oversight, rapid-fire conversion devices and broader restrictions other states use.
An informational hearing of the Oregon Senate and House Judiciary Committees heard Thursday that laws passed over the past decade — including background checks, Oregon's child access prevention law and extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) — have reduced gun deaths but more policy changes are needed to further lower firearm fatalities.
Jess Marks, executive director of the Alliance for a Safe Oregon, told the committees the state currently loses about 625 people each year to firearm-related deaths and that Oregon’s per-capita gun death rate ranks among the higher…
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