Restricting Firearms Open Carry Hearing Tuesday March 16th

Update: On Friday, March 19, the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee has scheduled an executive session for a Committee vote on anti-gun legislation, Senate Bill 5038

Senate Bill 5038 has been scheduled for a public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary, at 10:00 AM on March 16th.

This anti-freedom bill prohibits the open carry of firearms and other weapons at, or within 250 feet of, public demonstrations or the state Capitol.

This prohibition applies whether the firearm is on the person or in a vehicle.

ESSB 5038 prohibits the open carry of a firearm or other weapons at or near public demonstrations, the west state capitol grounds, capitol grounds buildings, and other legislative locations. (Bill summary text)

"Public demostrations" would include Seattle's Capitol Hill riots of last Summer when the Seattle Mayor would not let the SPD protect the public.  Imagine that you were trying to get home on Capitol Hill and were only interested in protecting your safety...  you would be forbidden from b.

Here an email list for the members of the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee.  Copy and Paste and Let them know how you feel about the legislative screw up that is ESSB 5038.

roger.goodman@leg.wa.gov; drew.hansen@leg.wa.gov; steve.kirby@leg.wa.gov; brad.klippert@leg.wa.gov; tina.orwall@leg.wa.gov; strom.peterson@leg.wa.gov; jim.walsh@leg.wa.gov; javier.valdez@leg.wa.gov; jenny.graham@leg.wa.gov; lauren.davis@leg.wa.gov; debra.entenman@leg.wa.gov; my-linh.thai@leg.wa.gov; amy.walen@leg.wa.gov; alex.ybarra@leg.wa.gov; peter.abbarno@leg.wa.gov; tarra.simmons@leg.wa.gov; greg.gilday@leg.wa.gov;

It is critical that you contact members of the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee and ask them to OPPOSE SB 503.

The NRA is also conducting an email drive on this issue, click here.  Using the NRA page is a more convenient.