Oregon Democrats advance scaled-back gun control measure

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : It calls for banning switch devices that turn guns from semi-automatic to fully automatic weapons and allows city, counties and other governing bodies to vote to bar people, including those with concealed gun licenses, from carrying guns in certain public buildings.
44% : A stripped-down gun control bill is headed to the Senate floor after lawmakers voted to drop provisions to raise the age for gun possession and extend Oregon's waiting period to buy a gun.
35% : Bonham argued that such local restrictions would infringe on Oregonians' right to bear arms under the state and federal constitutions in public, taxpayer-funded buildings.

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