The Washington Department of Labor and Industries Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH) has released an updated draft
of the lead rules they originally released last year following
stakeholder meetings. These proposed regulations will impose
complicated and expensive burdens on shooting ranges and retailers,
potentially making it difficult for some to continue operations. DOSH
will be holding additional stakeholder meetings to discuss these proposed regulations. Shooting
ranges are vital to the safe practice and exercise of our
constitutionally protected Second Amendment right to self-defense, and
maintaining access to shooting ranges is a top priority for the 5.5 million member National Rifle Association.
Existing federal and state law already
provides extensive regulation of lead in the workplace. In addition to
the federal requirements under the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Washington also has regulations in
place regarding workplace lead exposure and has enforced these
regulations through inspections and citations. This draft regulation
proposes new and much more demanding requirements that significantly
exceed compliance under existing law without providing any clarification
on their need. Furthermore, there have been no economic impact studies
on the effect these regulations will have on small businesses.
From the NRA Institute for Legislative Action. Get more information at nraila.org
On June 4
th, the Department of Licensing will be holding a
public hearing
to set the fee that will be charged on all sales and transfers of
semi-automatic rifles when the remaining provisions of I-1639 go into
effect on July 1
st. Please click “
Take Action” to submit a comment to the Department of Licensing asking
that they keep the fee as low as possible.
Language in I-1639 allows DOL to charge a
fee not to exceed $25 on all transfers in order to offset
the administrative costs associated with the additional background check
requirements. This fee is to be collected by firearm dealers
processing transfers to be remitted to DOL and is separate from any
other transfer fees that dealers may charge. Along with the mandatory
training requirements, I-1639 could easily double the cost to transfer
semi-automatic rifles
Again, please click “
Take Action” to submit a comment to the Department of Licensing
asking that they keep the fee as low as possible. In addition, if you wish to attend the public hearing, information may be found
here and below.
June 4th at 1:30PM in the Columbia Room
Washington State Capitol Building
416 Sid Snyder Ave SW
Olympia, WA 98504
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