A portion of a gun-control measure the Oregon Legislature passed earlier this year requiring safe storage of firearms went into effect Saturday. 

Oregon joins 11 other states in requiring gun owners to store their firearms in a gun room or safe or use a trigger lock when it is not being carried or under their control. 

Here's what to know about the new law:

Another portion of the bill imposes a new gun ban at the state Capitol and allows public school districts, community colleges and universities to set their own gun ban policies. 

The bill received pushback from Republicans and spurred a failed referendum petition. 

Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, one of the chief sponsors of the bill, told Oregon Public Broadcasting the public supported the push to increase gun safety and control. She pointed to the public opinion being influenced, in part, by armed groups at the state Capitol. 

"The people who are opposing this bill are actually the best poster child for the bill,” she told OPB.

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