Ari Davis and Lisa Geller: Oregon's referendum is an example of how laws can prevent gun violence. - NBCNewsTHINK
The licensing component of the Oregon ballot measure requires that gun purchasers complete a firearm safety training course and an application, including fingerprinting, at their local police department. Before issuing the license, law enforcement officers review the application, run a background check and examine local and state records to help ensure that the purchaser is not a clear danger to themselves or others based on a pattern of violent behavior.
This process prevents many dangerous people from purchasing guns and deters gun straw purchases carried out in order to traffic guns to criminal networks. It also provides a “cooling down” period for individuals who are suicidal or are in crisis by putting time between when someone decides to purchase a gun and when it can be obtained.
Even as many state policymakers do nothing to prevent more bloodshed, many advocates are taking matters into their own hands. Oregon’s ballot initiative is a testament to the power of grassroots organizing paired with theIt has been true for some time that basic gun violence prevention measures are deeply popular among voters,even across partisan divides.
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