Oppose mandatory waiting periods now

Waiting periods don't work.  "States implementing waiting periods saw nonsignificant drops in homicide" [Rand].  Why?  Criminals ignore waiting periods.  Its obvious that violent criminals gain the  advantage when waiting periods exist.  Waiting periods and fees will only affect the law-abiding citizen.

HB 1143 will substantially interfere with a citizen's right to be armed in self-defense by imposing a waiting period.  If you need to defend yourself now, you need it now.  HB 1143 is on the Washington state senate floor now. 

HB 1143 will

• Requires a ten business day waiting period applicable to all buyers.
• Require that dealer not transfer any firearm to a buyer until completion of a background check on the buyer.
• Require a buyer to furnish the dealer with proof of completion of a recognized firearm safety training program.
• Updates firearm transfer and background check processes, including updates to conform to implementation of a state firearms background check program. 

Apparently there will be a fee imposed on buyers for buying.  How much is still not clear, since the projections are still not completed (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAGOV/bulletins/352c663)

Contact your state Senator.  Tell them to oppose HB 1143.

If you wish, email your remarks to every Senator.  Tell them how unsafe they are making life in the state of Washington.  Although only Democrats have favored these restrictions, the list includes all Senators form both parties.  The lieutenant governor is also on the list, since he is president of the senate.

andy.billig@leg.wa.gov; matt.boehnke@leg.wa.gov; john.braun@leg.wa.gov; annette.cleveland@leg.wa.gov; steve.conway@leg.wa.gov; manka.dhingra@leg.wa.gov; perry.dozier@leg.wa.gov; phil.fortunato@leg.wa.gov; noel.frame@leg.wa.gov; chris.gildon@leg.wa.gov; bob.hasegawa@leg.wa.gov; brad.hawkins@leg.wa.gov; jeff.holy@leg.wa.gov; sam.hunt@leg.wa.gov; claudia.kauffman@leg.wa.gov; karen.keiser@leg.wa.gov; curtis.king@leg.wa.gov; patty.kuderer@leg.wa.gov; marko.liias@leg.wa.gov; liz.lovelett@leg.wa.gov; john.lovick@leg.wa.gov; drew.macewen@leg.wa.gov; jim.mccune@leg.wa.gov; mark.mullet@leg.wa.gov; ron.muzzall@leg.wa.gov; joe.nguyen@leg.wa.gov; twina.nobles@leg.wa.gov; mike.padden@leg.wa.gov; jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov; emily.randall@leg.wa.gov; ann.rivers@leg.wa.gov; june.robinson@leg.wa.gov; christine.rolfes@leg.wa.gov; rebecca.saldana@leg.wa.gov; jesse.salomon@leg.wa.gov; mark.schoesler@leg.wa.gov; sharon.shewmake@leg.wa.gov; shelly.short@leg.wa.gov; derek.stanford@leg.wa.gov; nikki.torres@leg.wa.gov; yasmin.trudeau@leg.wa.gov; javier.valdez@leg.wa.gov; kevin.vandewege@leg.wa.gov; keith.wagoner@leg.wa.gov; judy.warnick@leg.wa.gov; lisa.wellman@leg.wa.gov; claire.wilson@leg.wa.gov; jeff.wilson@leg.wa.gov; lynda.wilson@leg.wa.gov; ltgov@ltgov.wa.gov