This Sunday, August 9th, the Oregon Firearms Safety Act (OFSA) requiring background checks for almost all private gun sales will go into effect. Ceasefire Oregon welcomes the new law and looks forward to a reduction in firearms-related crime. Read the
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Comedian Amy Schumer and Senator Chuck Schumer have teamed up to fight gun violence. They unveiled legislation that would allows the Justice Department to create rewards and penalties for states that submit or do not submit all records into the
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A little over a week ago, there was a shooting at the premiere of Amy Schumer’s new film “Trainwreck.” A man who was “opposed to women having a say in anything” committed the shooting; he killed two people and injured
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Requiring permits to purchase a a gun reduces gun violence and prevents homicides, suicides, and shootings of law enforcement officers. Here is an article in the Washington Post about this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-sensible-state-based-answer-to…
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Congress has pledged over a billion dollars to fix the federal background check system. But only a fraction of those funds have been spent. Here is a fascinating article on why Congress has appropriated so little money, and what its
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