checks. they actually interviewed loved ones of a gun buyer to determine if this is someone who maybe had potential issues, potential mental health issues. but yet, in the united states, because this is enshrined in the u.s. constitution, the second amendment, that is something that people go through time and time again. there is this debate whether someone should be able to gain access to a weapon, whether it is actually constitutionally protected. it s clearly an issue that continues to be a focus here in the united states. and as all that is debate in the political, around you and i continue to report, rosemary, on mass treating after mass shooting here in the u.s.. that is exactly right and as you mentioned congress appears to be paralyzed and certainly many republicans who stand by the gun lobby, they are refusing to do anything. this is in spite the fact that most americans at all the polls show us this, most americans want to see some action on gun control. we want to see an end
gun deaths are increasing rapidly in the united states. at the same time we have many states have loosened their gun laws and we have 400 million guns in circulation. and we also have a background check system that checks criminal history, but it doesn t check for behaviors that may not rise to the level of criminality like the behaviors that we ve heard described in the colorado and the virginia shootings. with those gunmen, there are there were warning signs but a background check for gun purchases wouldn t cover that. in other countries, employees, co-workers, loved ones would be interviewed. those behaviors would be flagged and a gun would not be given to a prospective gun buyer. that level of background checks in the united states is not a conversation politically that s been palatable but the data does show that gun owner licensing before the point of purchase is really the way to avoid this
oregon measure 114 would require a permit to purchase any gun and a live fire safety class approved by the state police and run by local law enforcement. it is gobble for us to do what they are asking us to do. the oregon state sheriff s association opposes the measure saying no agency has the resources to permit every would be gun buyer. delaying law-abiding citizens months, if not years. the measure is designed to actually guarantee that people will not have the means to protect themselves. of the ballot measure is getting national attention from gun control groups and politicians trying to build on the passage early this year of the safer communities act which promoted red flag laws. if we win, help us keep the nra on the run. but 114 doesn t have the endorsement of the oregon democratic party. it caps magazines at 10 rounds and makes gun owners prove weapons capable of holding more were bought before the law passed. leading to fears of mass
gun. i m gonna keep myself safe, keep my family safe. if there is a break-in or anything like that. but you find seven times more likely? and gun owners are to be shocked by their spouse or intimate partners. talk about how you came to that conclusion. we followed, as you said, i would 18 million people. there is a very large cohort study. it is happening for so many years. we were able to reserve people who purchased handguns, and those who didn t. we wanted to understand was whether bringing a gun into the home was safety and dancing for those families, whether it created risks. our particular focus in this study was members of the household who were not themselves the gun buyer. but he lived with people who purchase weapons. and as you say, what we found was that these secondhand risks of gun ownership were really quite high. comparing those homes that have guns run into them, to the homes in the neighborhood that didn t, we found the people who lived with gun owners were
that what it is? i would say that they re concerned. they just, they re hearing that these politicians want to come and take their guns, it s not just small steps. they re talking about, you know, levels of possible confiscation, take our ar-15s and guns so they are concerned. when if comes to an ar-15, michael falone, well-known refired officer now, he wrote about this style of weapon this week saying in his experience, his experience tells him that ar-15s should not be in the hands of average citizens. let me read for you what he said. he said that some gun buyer have been misled thinking the ar-15 is somehow practical for self-defense, but frankly, it s the last gun that i would recommend for that purpose. the power and accuracy are