When President Obama announced new gun control measures on Tuesday, the White House said they were needed because Congress failed to address the problem of gun violence.Gun control advocates also are frustrated with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. That's why they've been focused on changing state laws in recent years. And they're succeeding.Oregon is one state where gun control advocates won last year with the passage of Senate Bill 941, which requires background checks for private party gun sales.At a bill-signing ceremony last May, Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, thanked the national gun control groups that campaigned for the law: Everytown For Gun Safety, Americans For Responsible Solutions and the Brady Campaign.Gun groups are starting to take notice of wins like this."Oregon has been a blue state for a long time but a blue state that has passed virtually no gun control," says Kevin Starrett, executive director of the Oregon Firearms Federation.He says what changed is money — lots of it
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