Gun violence

The two deaths over the weekend have shocked the Klamath Falls community. Friends and family mourn while police look for answers.

Samson Garner will face 26 separate charges, including four for attempted murder.

Lawyers for two Harney County residents who are suing the state to block Oregon’s new gun laws wrapped up their arguments Wednesday.

Oregon’s new voter-approved gun laws passed constitutional muster in a federal court this summer, but now they face another round of legal challenges — this time in state court.

Police say Travis Ikeguchi fired at officers when they confronted him. Tributes continue to pour in honoring the victim, Lauri Carleton.

In a 122-page written order issued late Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut found banning large capacity magazines and requiring a permit to purchase a firearm are in keeping with “the nation’s history and tradition of regulating uniquely dangerous features of weapons and firearms to protect public safety.”

For the past week, firearms groups argued the state's new gun laws infringe on the protections granted under the Second Amendment. Attorneys for the state argued that high-capacity magazines are inextricably linked to the rise in mass shootings and can be regulated.

This weekend marks 25 years since Thurston High School student Kip Kinkel murdered his parents, then opened fire on classmates in a cafeteria the next day.

Democrats are backing three bills that would establish a waiting period, require serial numbers on guns and raise the minimum age for purchases

Bills to address both real and false threats of school violence are on the Legislature’s docket this week — several of them have bipartisan support.

Legislators in Oregon are making a fourth attempt to ban “ghost guns,” untraceable and undetectable firearms that are assembled at home. They have proliferated in recent years. The legislation is one of three bills put forward this session to address gun violence in the state.

Many more gun owners are seeking California concealed carry permits, even in blue, coastal counties. Gov. Newsom and Democrats in the Legislature are trying again to limit where weapons are allowed.