Secure Storage
Help Keep Your Loved Ones Safe by Securing Your Medications, Ammo & Firearms
Creating Time and Distance
Ensuring the safe storage of firearms, medications, and ammunition is a critical step in preventing suicide during moments of crisis. Creating time and distance involves implementing secure storage practices that limit access to these potentially dangerous items. For firearms, this may include using locked cabinets or safes that are temporarily inaccessible to individuals at risk. Similarly, medications should be stored out of reach and in secure containers, while ammunition must be kept in a separate locked location. By establishing these protective measures, we can provide individuals with the necessary time to seek help or support during critical moments.
You will find many secure storage resources below:
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People Who Love Guns, Love You
Oregon Firearm Safety Coalition
Lock2Live
Oregon Alliance for Gun Safety
Project ChildSafe
Secure Ammunition & Firearms Effectively
TEMPORARILY REMOVING FIREARMS:
In Oregon, we also have a law that allows a family member or a law enforcement officer to petition the court to have guns removed from individuals who are believed to be a danger to themselves (or others). This process also keeps these individuals from purchasing new guns and it stays in effect for a year.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) also protect the rights of gun owners by providing due process. ERPO respondents can request a hearing before the court makes a decision.
ERPOs happen in civil court, which means they do not have a long term effect on a person’s record.
To find information about how to file for an ERPO or to find additional support on other types of protective orders, visit this website.