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Posted on June 8, 2015

Toddlers Are Shooting Each Other. We Don't Need Guns in Schools

American kids, including many toddlers, are shooting themselves, each other, and their parents at an alarming rate. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/toddlers-are-shooting-each-other Every week, young children get their hands on unsecured and loaded firearms, and people wind up hurt or killed. This is not … read more

Posted on June 8, 2015

Oregon May Honor Concealed Handgun Licenses From Other States If Bill Passes

HB 3093, the concealed carry reciprocity bill, is making its way through the legislature. http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/06/oregon_may_honor_conce… Ceasefire Oregon, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, and the Oregon Alliance for Gun Safety, all strongly oppose this bill. … read more

Posted on June 8, 2015

Supreme Court Rejects NRA Appeal Over San Francisco Gun Laws

The Supreme Court just refused to hear a NRA backed challenge to two San Francisco gun laws. It let stand a ruling that handgun owners must secure weapons in their homes, and another ruling that bans the sale of ammunition … read more

Posted on June 4, 2015

Why Don't We Treat Gun Safety Like Car Safety?

In this article, Clair McCarthy, M.D., notes that gun violence kills about as many people as car crashes, and yet we treat the two issues very differently. With cars, people accept that they are dangerous and that we should make … read more

Posted on June 4, 2015

Oregon County Vote Against Enforcing State Gun Law Sparks Outcry

Ceasefire Oregon has been leading the opposition to a resolution by Lane County Commissioners that opposes SB 941, the new background checks law. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/04/us-usa-oregon-guncontrol-idUSK… Unfortunately the commissioners passed the resolution 4-1, but it will have little practical effect. Ceasefire will … read more

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