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| Oregon prison officers can begin carrying weapons on commute |
| By greenfieldreporter.com- Chad Garland |
| Published: 05/21/2014 |
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SALEM, Oregon — Starting next month, correctional officers can be armed as they commute to work at Oregon's prisons, and the Department of Corrections plans to install gun lockers so the officers don't have to leave weapons in their vehicles. Officers have said they are worried about their personal safety and have been asking for an exception to state law that generally forbids workers other than members of the police or military to bring weapons onto state property. In 2011, Officer Buddy Herron was killed on his way to work in Eastern Oregon when he stopped to offer help to a stranded driver, who stabbed him to death and stole his truck. Read More. |
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