A number of gun control bills are moving
to the Washington state Senate floor after advancing from committee
before the deadline and could be considered at any moment. Please
contact your state Senator and urge them to OPPOSE Senate Bills 5062,
5174, 5434, 5143, 5027, 5745, and 5181.
The Substitute to Senate Bill 5062,
sponsored by Senator Patty Kuderer (D-48), was filed at the request of
Attorney General Bob Ferguson. It would ban the possession of
ammunition magazines with a capacity greater than 10, encompassing most
standard capacity magazines commonly used by law-abiding citizens, such
as with handguns popular for self-defense. Those who own non-compliant
magazines prior to the ban would only be allowed to possess them on
their own property and in other limited instances such as at licensed
shooting ranges and nationally sanctioned sport shooting events. These
magazines would have to be transported unloaded and locked separately
from firearms and stored at home locked, making them unavailable for
self-defense.
Senate Bill 5174,
sponsored by Senator Guy Palumbo (D-1), would increase the government
red tape that law-abiding adults must go through in order to obtain a
Concealed Pistol License by requiring a mandatory training course.
The Substitute to Senate Bill 5434,
sponsored by Senator Claire Wilson (D-30), would increase the areas
where law-abiding citizens are prohibited from possessing firearms,
including holders of a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) carrying a handgun
for self-defense. It would allow local governments to make public
parks and recreational facilities into “gun-free zones” where
law-abiding citizens would be unable to defend themselves and their
loved ones against criminals who simply ignore such arbitrary
boundaries. In addition, it would mandate that child care facilities be
“gun-free zones” and post signs indicating so.
Senate Bill 5143,
sponsored by Senator Manka Dhingra (D-45), would require
law-enforcement to seize firearms and ammunition when they are called to
the scene of an alleged domestic violence incident and hold them for at
least five business days. This would result in property being
confiscated without first going through due process and subjecting
citizens to bureaucratic red tape to get their property returned.
Senate Bill 5027,
sponsored by Senator David Frockt (D-46), would expand Washington’s
existing Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO). It would affirm that
the ERPO can be issued against minors while also infringing upon the
self-defense rights of law-abiding parents or others in the household
without due process.
Senate Bill 5745,
sponsored by Senator Marko Liias (D-21), would expand Washington’s
existing Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) to allow Second Amendment
rights to be suspended for individuals alleged to make certain threats
by third party accusers with little, if any, real evidence and limited
“due process” for the respondent.
Hearings for the orders would be ex
parte, where the respondent would not be present to challenge the
accuser and defend against allegations made against them. The issuance
of an order would immediately prohibit the respondent from exercising
their Second Amendment rights. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms should
not be treated as a second-class right and should only be restricted
consistent with the constitutional requirements of due process.
Liias is from the Dark Ages. This act alone violates more civil rights than the rest of the malicious acts Olympia is considering.
Senate Bill 5181,
sponsored by Senator Kuderer, would suspend Second Amendment rights
without due process for six months from individuals who are admitted for
a 72-hour mental health evaluation, but who are not subsequently
involuntarily committed.
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