Posted on May 11, 2015

Governor Kate Brown Signs Background Checks Into Law

By Penny Okamoto, COEF

Governor Kate Brown just signed the bill requiring background checks on private gun sales! This is the first time in over a decade that Oregon has strengthened its gun laws.

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/05/kate_brown_signs_backg…

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