Rep. Bonamici meets with local Moms Demand Action group

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici met with gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action in Hillsboro Friday.

The group has been especially active since the deadly school shooting in Florida last month. MAD is a nation-wide organization with several Oregon chapters.

"Everybody should be safe from gun violence. People should be able to go to school or a place of worship or a shopping center or a concert without being afraid of gun violence," Bonamici said. "It's going to take the private sector, it's going to take Congress and our state and local leaders to address this, but it's something we absolutely need to do."

Bonamici said she plans to focus on universal background checks at the federal level, as well as limiting ammunition sizes.