Gov. Brown set to announce gun safety agenda

Governor Kate Brown on Friday will announce “Oregonians United to End Gun Violence,” a plan to address gun violence in Oregon and across the country.

Brown will be joined at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland by faith leaders, advocates for gun safety, Sen. Ron Wyden, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill and other elected officials.

The governor’s office said in a media advisory Thursday they will “release new policies and legislation that protects Oregonians from gun-related acts of violence.”

“In Oregon, 2,280 Oregonians – an average of 456 people each year – died from firearms-related injuries between 2010 and 2014,” Brown said. “I call on each of us as Oregonians and Americans to stand united in our resolve to end this senseless loss of life.”

More information on States United to End Gun Violence is at http://www.ceasefireusa.org/