Instead Of Thoughts And Prayers, Oregon Passes New Gun Safety Law

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By Jennifer Bendery at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/oregon-governor-kate-brown-gun-safety_us_5a9daf74e4b089ec353dd34c

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WASHINGTON ― Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) signed new gun safety legislation into law on Monday, making the state the first to tighten its firearm regulations since last month’s mass shooting at a high school in Florida.

The bill expands an existing law to prevent intimate partners who have a domestic violence or stalking conviction from buying and keeping guns. Until now, the state’s law only applied to married partners, and the new measure closes what was termed the “boyfriend loophole.”

“I’m proud to sign this bill, making Oregon the first state to take action to prevent senseless gun violence since the tragedy in Parkland, Florida,” Brown said in a statement. “Today marks an important milestone, but we know we have more to do. It’s long past time we hold the White House and Congress accountable. Now’s the time to enact real change and federal gun safety legislation.”

The bill was introduced in January, but the governor called it “historic” because state legislators decided to advance the measure in response to the Parkland shooting.

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[Lee-Lee]

1. Good move

In reality the definition of domestic violence for these purposes should not just included spouses and/or intimate partners but also really needs to include any family that they have connections with or reside with.

Such as an adult child abusive to a parent, or vice versa.

Too many states have way too narrow definitions of what constitutes domestic violence.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Good to hear!

Go Oregon! Go PNW!

[Permanut]

3. That's MY Governor! n/t