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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 10:59 AM Aug 2015

Oregon's new background check gun law begins Sunday

SALEM, Ore. -- A change to Oregon's gun laws goes into effect Sunday, which will require universal background checks for all gun sales - even private ones.

While there are questions about how the law will be enforced, supporters think raising awareness will help make it successful.

Private gun sales are especially hard to track. But proponents told KGW they believe the new law will especially make a difference in targeting private Internet sales.

Supporters of the new law also cited research which found states that require background checks on all handgun sales saw 48% fewer gun suicides, 48% fewer law enforcement officers killed with handguns and 46% fewer women killed by their domestic partners.

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/08/07/oregons-new-gun-law-goes-into-effect-sunday/31305315/
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Oregon's new background check gun law begins Sunday (Original Post) SecularMotion Aug 2015 OP
So.. virginia mountainman Aug 2015 #1
Curious to see how it works Duckhunter935 Aug 2015 #2
 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
2. Curious to see how it works
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 11:17 AM
Aug 2015

I will be looking forward to how it being enforced and any unintended consequences. Interesting to see in a few years if it actually had any effect at all.

So sir, what are your thoughts on this law?

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