Topic: Gun Safety
OPS Policy Statement on Firearm Injury Prevention
OPS Board of Directors
04/26/2025
Firearms are the leading cause of death among children and youth (ages 0-24) in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle crashes in 2017. Gun injury and violence affects all Oregonians…
Gun Violence Prevention
Andrea Bateman, MD, FAAP, OPS Board Member
03/19/2025
Since 2020, firearms have been the leading cause of death in children and teens in the United States. In 2022, 4,603 children died from firearm-related injuries. [1] That is equivalent…
Opinion: Safe gun storage is the prescription for 2021
OPS Member Representative Lisa Reynolds, MD; Representative Maxine Dexter, MD; and Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, MD
03/29/2021
"As doctors, we work every day to support the health of Oregonians. An important part of that includes helping people take steps to keep themselves and their loved ones…
2021 OPS Advocacy Agenda Update & Remembrance
Julie Scholz, OPS Executive Director
03/25/2021
[3/25/21] Sometimes your Facebook anniversary memories are bittersweet in ways you could never have imagined. On March 24, 2018, OPS’s new Advocacy Committee organized its first advocacy action, joining…
Video: How Extreme Risk Protection Orders Save Lives
OPS
09/05/2019
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are court orders designed to temporarily keep firearms away from people who are at a high risk of hurting themselves or others. Since September is…
Gun Safety as a Public Health Issue
Ryan Hassan, MD
04/11/2019
OPS member Ryan Hassan, MD, addresses the politicized issue of gun safety and regulation as a public health issue.