Kate Brown: 9 key decisions on gun control
Gov. Kate Brown has called for the banning of certain semiautomatic firearms and defining them as "assault weapons." ( Editor’s note: Platforms 2018 is a weekly series on the policy positions and records of Oregon’s two leading gubernatorial candidates. Here’s a recap of Democratic Gov. Kate Brown’s track record on gun control: Universal background check law ( Senate Bill 941 , 2015), requiring criminal and mental health checks for nearly all private gun sales and transfers: Signed it into law Ban on gun and ammunition ownership for convicted domestic abusers and people with certain restraining orders against them ( Senate Bill 525 , 2015): signed it into law Expansion of firearms ban in local courts to include municipal, juvenile and other courts; measure also prohibited certain pocketknives (Senate Bill 385, 2015): signed into law Extreme risk protection law ( Senate Bill 719 , 2017), which allows a judge to take guns away from people who may harm themselves or others: signed it into law Closing the "boyfriend loophole" by expanding an existing ban on guns for people with stalking and domestic violence convictions ( House Bill 4145 , 2018): requested the legislation, made it one of her top priorities and signed it into law Should Oregon ban the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms and define them as "assault weapons"? Yes Should Oregon require gun owners to keep them in a safe or other locked container or secured with a trigger lock? Undetermined Own a firearm? "Yes, I have an […]
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