Guns

Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two decades and they're starting with stricter background checks.

Senate Bill 554 moved toward a floor vote in the Senate after a tense committee vote Thursday.

Protesters marched through downtown Portland for Patrick Kimmons, a 27-year-old black man who was shot and killed by Portland police on Sept. 30.

State of Safety was born out of an unsuccessful effort to create new gun controls. The group says it can reframe Oregon's debate on firearms.

Backers of a proposal that would have required Oregonians to lock up their guns are shelving their effort for now.

More than two dozen school shootings have taken place across the United States so far in 2018. Now, an Oregon school district is considering arming its staff.    

The initiative likely won't have time to collect 88,000 valid signatures. Supporters are planning an announcement next week. 

The Oregon Supreme Court will — at most — give backers of a controversial gun-control measure just two weeks to launch and complete a signature drive to qualify for the November ballot.

Grand jury transcripts stemming from the officer-involved shooting at a Portland homeless shelter last month will take longer to become public than past incidents, because of a new state law.

Kinkel was convicted of murdering both of his parents and two classmates at Springfield’s Thurston High School. He was also convicted of attempting to kill 25 fellow students.