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Background Checks Bill Introduced!

By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon

The bill requiring background checks on all gun sales in Oregon has arrived!

The bill’s number is SB 941, and the chief sponsors are Senator Prozanski, Senator Burdick, Representative Hoyle, and Representative Williamson. Here is a good article about the bill and what it does:

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/oregon_lawmakers_in…

And here is a link to the bill itself: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/SB941