Late last night, after midnight, the House voted 52-44 to pass
House Bill 1143, to impose a waiting period and training mandate for
acquiring firearms, with an amendment to drop the permit requirement in
earlier iterations of the bill. It will now move to the Senate. The NRA is working on our side and will continue to adamantly oppose HB 1143.
Please contact your state senator and ask them to OPPOSE HB 1143.
Use this National Rifle Association link to take action (no membership required).
House Bill 1143, as amended, denies law-abiding citizens their Second Amendment right to acquire firearms unless they present proof of completion of official, sanctioned firearms training within the past five years, which they must complete at their own expense.
HB 1143 also imposes an arbitrary ten-day delay on prospective gun owners taking possession of their firearms and makes this delay longer or indefinite if the state fails to complete background check during that time.
The Department of Licensing will also maintain a database (registry) of gun owners and their personal data, despite the agency having previously suffered a data breach affecting 650,000 citizens just last year.
You can use either the NRA link, or comment directly on this bill at the bill's Legislature comment page, https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1143, or do both.
"The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired...." -- Washington State Constitution - Article 1, Section 24 Right To Bear Arms.
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