Correction: Gun Control-Domestic Abusers story

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a story April 23 about gun control, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Carl Wilson is the Oregon Senate Minority leader. He is the Oregon House minority leader.

A corrected version of the story is below:

House OKs stronger enforcement of domestic abuser gun ban

The Oregon House moved to close a loophole that allowed domestic abusers to illegally hold on to their firearms.

By SARAH ZIMMERMAN

Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon House moved Tuesday to close a loophole that allowed domestic abusers to illegally hold on to their firearms.

Lawmakers voted 43-15 in favor of stronger enforcement mechanisms for a 2015 bill that prevents those with domestic violence or stalking convictions from carrying firearms.

House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson, who sponsored the measure, said that although the 2015 bill banned domestic abusers from owning guns, that law didn't lay out exactly how courts would take away those firearms. Some domestic abusers were able to hold on to their weapons by avoiding court hearings.

Williamson's proposal would mandate domestic abusers submit a notice to the court that they have dispossessed themselves of their weapons, otherwise they'll be charged with contempt.

The Democrat from Portland said that extra enforcement mechanisms are necessary because "firearms and domestic violence are a deadly combination."

At least 32 people died in domestic violence related incidents in 2017, according to Oregon Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team. Of those, 19 were killed by firearms. Nationally, women are five times more likely to be killed when their abuser has access to a gun, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

"Behind those numbers are people's lives who were cut short because...