In Wake Of Tragedies, Wash. Lawmakers Will Examine Guns And Kids
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A rash of accidental shootings involving kids and unsecured guns has some Washington lawmakers considering a change in the law. A legislative panel will meet Friday to discuss ways to...
View ArticleOregon Lawmaker Calls For Ban On Large Capacity Ammo Magazines
SALEM, Ore. – An Oregon lawmaker wants to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines in the wake of Tuesday's shooting at the Clackamas Town Center.Police say Jacob Tyler Roberts opened fire at the crowded...
View ArticleWashington And Oregon Lawmakers Eye Universal Background Gun Checks
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Democratic lawmakers in both Washington and Oregon are working on measures to require background checks for all gun sales. A universal» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleUniversal Gun Checks Proposal Gains Support In Washington Legislature
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The idea of requiring background checks for all gun sales in Washington appears to be gaining traction. Nearly half of the Washington» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleBill Regulating Private Gun Sales Passes Committee
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A bill to require background checks for private gun sales is one step closer to a final vote. Tuesday, members of a Washington House» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOregon Corrections Officers Want To Bring Personal Guns To Work
SALEM, Ore. – Corrections officers in Oregon say they need the option of being armed while they commute to and from work. Lawmakers are considering a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWashington Venture Capitalist Funds New Anti-Gun Violence Coalition
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Gun control advocates in Washington are banding together to turn up the heat on state lawmakers. In the coming days, they plan to announce» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWashington Sheriffs, Police Chiefs Say Pistol Database Is Valuable Tool
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Efforts to get gun rights leaders in Washington to support -- or at least not oppose -- universal background checks appear to have hit a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMandatory Background Checks For Gun Sales Dies In Washington House
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A controversial proposal to require criminal background checks for most gun purchases appears to have died in the Washington House. That» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGun Debate Personal For Many Oregonians
SALEM, Ore. - Every time Vaune Albanese hears about a new mass shooting on the news, she thinks of her brother. Joe Albanese was one of four people shot» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOregonians Testify For And Against New Gun Bills
Hundreds of people turned out to the Oregon Capitol Friday to testify at a Senate hearing on four proposed gun control bills. One of the measures would ban» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOregon Gun Bills Advance, But Future Uncertain
A day after the U.S. Senate voted down attempts to expand background checks for gun sales, a similar measure is moving ahead in the Oregon Senate. It was» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGun Bills On Life Support In Oregon Legislature
The future of a set of bills to create stricter gun laws is in doubt in the Oregon legislature. The most controversial measure would require criminal» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGun Control Advocates File Background Check Initiative
Gun control supporters in Washington have filed an initiative to the legislature to require background checks for all gun sales. The move Tuesday follows a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWash. Gun Background Check Supporters Submit Petitions
Sponsors of an initiative to require universal background checks for gun sales in Washington have submitted 250,000 petition signatures. Thats the minimum» E-Mail This
View ArticleOregon Lawmakers Consider Background Checks For Private Gun Sales
Former astronaut Mark Kelly was among those speaking out in favor of a measure requiring criminal background checks for most private gun sales in Oregon. » E-Mail This
View ArticlePolice Investigate Idaho Professor's Accidental Shooting Of Self During Class
Police in Pocatello, Idaho, are investigating how a university professor accidentally shot himself in the foot during class.
View ArticleIdaho Lawmaker Argues For Keeping Politician Exemption For Gun Permits
Elected officials in Idaho do not need permits to carry concealed weapons.
View ArticleOregon Legislature Votes To Require Background Checks For Private Gun Sales
A bill that would require criminal background checks for private gun sales in Oregon is on its way to the governor's desk. The Oregon House narrowly...
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