Gun Owners for Responsible Ownership

12/12/2025

Family members who lost loved ones at Town Center honored their memory by becoming leaders in gun violence prevention efforts and were key to founding Gun Owners for Responsible Ownership to provide a voice for responsible gun ownership and common sense laws and regulations to help keep fi****ms out of the hands of those who would harm themselves or the community.

12/10/2025

Conservation and recreation grant opportunities from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund: Winter Grant Cycle Announcement ODFW sent this bulletin at 12/09/2025 03:30 PM PST Good Afternoon, The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund (OCRF) Advisory Committee is thrilled to announce their next grant cycle will begin accepting applications NEXT MOND...

12/01/2025

Interesting opinion piece about international efforts to interrupt the pipeline of trafficking and straw purchases for criminals.

It has been a long road to get the U.S. to acknowledge its responsibility to help stop the flow of guns to cartels and criminal operations abroad.

11/19/2025

From OR Dept Fish and Wildlife

The Shotgun Range at E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area was recently upgraded with a larger parking area, ADA compliant parking spaces, 12 shooting stations, a pole b...

11/05/2025

The law is set to take effect in January, allowing families to directly seek a judge’s order removing weapons from a relative shown to be dangerous.

11/02/2025

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/10/opinion-an-underused-tool-in-oregons-fight-against-gun-violence.html

Eight years after Oregon legislators passed a bill allowing courts to temporarily restrict access to guns when someone poses a danger, too many Oregon communities are not making use of the tool, write three advocates for the red-flag law. Improving implementation can be a difference maker in helping...

10/28/2025

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/27/oregon-gun-law-case-awaits-supreme-court-hearing/

One gun rights group is warning that laws like Measure 114 could be fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

10/13/2025

https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2025/10/gun-deaths-among-high-schoolers-on-the-rise-study-finds.html

The study is among the first to separate younger children and adolescents into different datasets.

09/22/2025

Representing Gun Owners for Responsible Ownership tabling with our partners Everytown BeSmart at our local community Emergency Preparedness Fair. We talked with folks about secure firearm storage and keeping guns out of the hands of kids. We handed out free gun locks and demonstrated the use of gun safes. The Lake Oswego police department had free safes for families thanks to Clackamas County Su***de Prevention and the Alliance for a Safe Oregon.

09/11/2025

https://time.com/7316434/gabby-giffords-mourn-charlie-kirk-family/

"Too many of us know the pain of having a loved one killed by guns," writes the former Congresswoman.

08/31/2025

Local community violence intervention groups like Healing Hurt People can really make a difference! GOFRO is proud to help by providing gun locks, safes and safety information to Healing Hurt People working with our partners at Oregon Health Sciences University Trauma Department and BeSMART. Healing Hurt People are community members providing immediate support for victims of violence and their families during traumatic events.

So far this year, Portland has seen the largest decrease in homicides across the country. According to city officials, public safety employees, and local residents, community-based violence prevention programs lead the change.

08/28/2025

Red flag laws can help prevent shootings. We need a national education campaign to let people know how to use them to save lives.