Gun Violence Prevention
U.S. House of Representatives member and University of Oregon alumna Suzanne Bonamici, D-OR 1st District, met with eight professors and researchers in the College of Education last Friday afternoon for a roundtable discussion.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said today that he has joined his senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would ensure gun dealers are not engaging in illegal sales and provide the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) with clear enforcement mechanisms.
School districts across the United States are desperately looking for ways to keep students safe after school shootings that have left millions of students, teachers and other staff afraid they could be next.
WASHINGTON, DC [05/22/18] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, a leader on the House Education Committee, questioned Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during the Secretary's first appearance in front of the Committee, 16 months after taking office.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that urgent action is needed to keep students safe following last week's school shooting in Texas — but added that local and state governments bear the brunt of responsibility for campus safety.
Confronting a nationwide epidemic of school violence and decades of inaction from lawmakers, the Vernon Elementary School choir made a prediction — or maybe a promise.
"The times they are a-changin," they sang.
Facing the stage in Pioneer Courthouse Square, the crowd of thousands raised their hands in the v-shaped peace sign, their heads bobbing along to the old Bob Dylan tune.
Guns and safety headlined a town hall Thursday with U.S. Rep Suzanne Bonamici at Astoria High School.
SEATTLE (AP) — High school students on Saturday led thousands of protesters in Seattle and other Northwest cities demanding tighter gun regulations following recent deadly school shootings.
Thousands of marchers filled the North Park Blocks of downtown Portland Saturday, March 24, before surging down Broadway and into Pioneer Courthouse Square, to protest violence in schools and a lack of action by lawmakers.