February 10, 2016
Gun Sales Loophole Targeted
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in hopes that what happened to her
family, and Charleston, won’t hap-
pen again here.
“The pain was compounded by
the shock when I learned that be-
cause of a law in our background
check system, a dangerous man
was able to buy a gun and shoot
nine beautiful people with it,” she
testiied. “I was so angry that he
was allowed to do this.”
State Rep. Jennifer Williamson,
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co-author the proposed legisla-
tion, said a person is ive times
more likely to be denied a gun
purchase, when there’s a major
delay in the background check.
Other activists, like Kerry Sel-
by, a volunteer with the Oregon
chapter of Moms Demand Action,
and Paul Kemp, a member of the
Everytown Survivors Network
whose brother-in-law was killed
at the 2012 Clackamas Town Cen-
ter shooting, attended the hearing
as well.
“Last spring, volunteers and
gun violence survivors from
across Oregon came together to
help close the unlicensed sale
loophole and made Oregon the
18th state to require criminal back-
ground checks on all gun sales,”
said Selby. “Passing background
checks was a tremendous victory
for public safety – but our work
didn’t stop there. We’re going to
keep working to support safer gun
laws and help make Oregon a saf-
er place for everyone.”
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Black Film Festival
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toughest gang.
Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.: “A
Ballerina’s Tale,” a 2015 docu-
mentary about ballerina Misty Co-
peland’s prodigious rise and her
potentially career-ending injury,
alongside themes of race and body
image in the elite ballet world.
Saturday, Feb. 20 at 2:30 p.m.:
“Spirits of the Rebellion,” a doc-
umentary by Zeinabu Irene Davis
that provides intimate access to
ilmmakers of the “L.A. Rebellion”
movement. The ilm’s topics in-
clude the origins of the name “L.A.
Rebellion,” the importance of pub-
lic education, and the intriguing
question, “What is a Black ilm?”
Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7:30
p.m.: “Rap City,” a program
co-presented with Re-Run Theater
that celebrates the original age of
hip hop in the 1980s by compiling
clips from the underground TV
show “Grafiti Rock,” rare footage
of the Rock Steady Crew, one of
the irst oficial breakdance crews,
and clips from all the biggest rap
movies and music videos.
Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.:
“Black Caesar,” the 1973 stars
Fred Williamson who as a young
boy has his leg broken by a dirty
cop. Nursing his vengeance
through violence, he rises to pow-
er in New York City’s Harlem,
where he attracts the attention of
the head of a Maia family. Wil-
sistant professor at OHSU School
of Nursing.
Out-of-hospital births in Ore-
gon account for about 4 percent
of total births (2.4% home birth,
1.6% birth center), the highest
rate of any state, so about 95 per-
cent of births take place in the
hospital.
liams will be in attendance for a
question and answer session and a
discussion of his career.
Admission for the Portland
Black Film Festival is $8. To
purchase tickets and get more in-
formation, call the theater at 503-
281-1142 or visit holywoodthe-
atre.org.
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