Oregon State Legislature: Senate Approves Task Force on Community Safety and Firearm Suicide Prevention
March 05, 2024
March 05, 2024
SALEM, Oregon, March 5 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release on March 4, 2024:
Today, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 1503 with bipartisan support. The bill creates the Community Safety and Firearm Suicide Prevention Task Force, a 17-member panel charged with developing recommendations for ways to reduce suicides by firearm and associated community safety risks.
Oregon has the 17th-highest suicide rate in the nation, according to the Cen . . .
Today, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 1503 with bipartisan support. The bill creates the Community Safety and Firearm Suicide Prevention Task Force, a 17-member panel charged with developing recommendations for ways to reduce suicides by firearm and associated community safety risks.
Oregon has the 17th-highest suicide rate in the nation, according to the Cen . . .