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I'm Joshua Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement,

and a former health commissioner here in Baltimore.

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Hi, I'm Lindsay Smith-Rogers, producer, Public Health on Call.

Today, I talk with Cass Krafasi, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions,

about Measure 114 passed by Oregon voters during the midterm elections.

We discussed the measure and what it took to get it over the finish line

and why it's a win not only for gun policy but for the center, which endorsed and helped

advocate for the measure. Let's listen. Casker Fossey, thank you so much for joining us again

on public health on call. At midterms, Oregon's voters passed Measure 114. What is Measure 114?

So Measure 114 was a ballot initiative that had two components.

So the first was a restriction on magazine capacity, so the part of the firearm that takes the bullets,

and it required that magazines could hold 10 or fewer rounds.

The second component was a permit to purchase system, and this would require prospective gun

purchasers to first get a license, which includes a background check and safety training.

So this went on to the ballot in this recent election, and those were the two components.

The Center for Gun Violence Solutions formally endorsed this measure and helped advocate for it.

Why?

We've been studying permit to purchase laws for more than 10 years, and we've conducted several

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