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Setting the Record Straight: Background Checks Reduce Gun Violence

By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon

The evidence overwhelmingly shows that requiring background checks reduces gun violence. In the Salem Statesman-Journal, Penny Okamoto, the Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon, responds to some common misconceptions about background checks and sets the record straight.

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20140201/OPINION/302010011/