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Backers of Oregon gun-safety measure hope for fall ballot

Rev. Mark Knutson, right, chief petitioner of a gun initiative, speaks at a rally, joined by Rabbi Michael Cahana, center, outside the Oregon State Capitol in Salem before signatures are delivered to Oregon elections officials to get the proposal on the ballot. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) Children deliver boxes with the signature sheets to the Oregon elections offices as the Rev. Mark Knutson, a chief petitioner, looks on, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) Backers of a proposed initiative in Oregon that would require individuals to secure permits to buy firearms and ban large-capacity magazines deliver the signatures of thousands of voters on Friday, July 8, 2022, to the state election offices in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) Children hold signs as backers of a proposed gun initiative deliver the signatures of thousands of voters on Friday, July 8, 2022, to state election offices in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) Backers of a proposed initiative that would require individuals to secure permits to buy firearms and ban large-capacity magazines deliver the signatures of thousands of voters on Friday, July 8, 2022, to state election offices in Salem, Oregon. The backers say concern about recent mass shootings have buoyed their effort and that they have enough signatures to place the measure on the November ballot. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) FILE - Raevahnna Richardson signs an initiative petition supporting a gun-safety ballot measure on June 7, 2022, outside a library in Salem, Ore., as signature gatherer Rebecca Nobiletti holds the clipboard. The Rev. Mark Knutson, a chief petitioner of the initiative, said the effort has gathered enough signatures of registered voters to put the measure before voters in the November election. After the signatures are delivered to the secretary of state's office, they will be verified by election officials. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
Backers of Oregon gun-safety measure hope for fall ballot