Two shootings in close succession, both by people that passed background checks even

[Lizzie Poppet]

10. I've offered some of that sort of support here locally (Portland).

You may be familiar with Jenna Yuille, an activist who's associated with those groups (and the Brady Campaign). She spoke at a recent press conference on the Hill (Jenna's at about 4:40):

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Jenna's a friend of mine, and I've often sported one of the "Gun Owner for Background Checks" shirts she had made, etc. Jenna's mom was shot dead at the Clackamas Town Center shooting here in Portland. Our state legislature just recently enacted a legal requirement for background checks on all firearms transfers here in Oregon, which I supported. I'd like to see private citizen access to the NICS database enabled (with appropriate data safeguards) so that there's less incentive to ignore the requirement, but this is a good step.

There is a huge amount of middle ground for the sides to compromise.