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Recent Shootings in Oregon
By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon
Below are just a few of the shootings that Oregon has witnessed over the past couple of weeks.
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/04/24/police-activity-cl…
http://koin.com/2015/04/10/shooting-8500-se-division-portland-04102015/
http://koin.com/2015/04/25/shooting-near-north-portland-park-leaves-1-dead/
Background checks will prevent these deaths and save lives, but they are not enough. We need even stronger gun safety laws, and we need to change our culture of gun violence.