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Oregon Takes up Gun Control Bills
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The bills lawmakers began considering on Friday would prohibit gun owners from openly carrying weapons in public buildings, require criminal background checks for private gun sales or transfers, and require concealed-handgun applicants to take a safety course and pass a proficiency test.
Another bill would ban guns in primary and secondary schools, but local school districts could opt out of the ban.
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The NRA opposes all four measures before the Oregon Legislature.
Gov. John Kitzhaber, along with Portland's mayor and police chief, testified in support of legislation that would expand gun sale background checks and impose new restrictions on carrying guns in elementary and secondary schools.
"These two bills represent a reasonable and necessary set of steps that this Legislature can and should take," Kitzhaber said.
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oregon-takes-gun-control-bills-18892062#.UV97zrtXrMw
The bills lawmakers began considering on Friday would prohibit gun owners from openly carrying weapons in public buildings, require criminal background checks for private gun sales or transfers, and require concealed-handgun applicants to take a safety course and pass a proficiency test.
Another bill would ban guns in primary and secondary schools, but local school districts could opt out of the ban.
(snip)
The NRA opposes all four measures before the Oregon Legislature.
Gov. John Kitzhaber, along with Portland's mayor and police chief, testified in support of legislation that would expand gun sale background checks and impose new restrictions on carrying guns in elementary and secondary schools.
"These two bills represent a reasonable and necessary set of steps that this Legislature can and should take," Kitzhaber said.
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oregon-takes-gun-control-bills-18892062#.UV97zrtXrMw