Tuesday, April 27, 2021

A crime to openly carry -- SB 5038 is becoming session law.

Senate Bill 5038 makes it a crime to openly carry, on the person or in a vehicle, a firearm or other “weapon” if you are at or within 250 feet of a “permitted demonstration” in a public place. Even if you leave your firearm locked in the trunk of your car, it is considered "open carry" under this bill and you will be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Despite permitting individuals to use an area for the exercise of their First Amendment rights, anti-gun legislators want to ban individuals from exercising their Second Amendment rights in the same permitted space.  

Our Constitution was not written with gradually disappearing ink, where one right is more important than another.  The Second Amendment should not be infringed upon in any capacity, especially where other Constitutional Rights are being freely and openly expressed. 

Further, SB 5038 limits self-defense options on Washington State Capitol grounds.

Contact Gov Inslee and urge him to VETO SB 5038.   

Use the online form at https://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/contact/send-gov-inslee-e-message

or

  • Call
    360-902-4111
    TTY/TDD call 711 or
    1-800-833-6384.
    If you need to speak with someone and you do not speak English, please leave a voicemail with your phone number and the language you speak, and we will return your call.
  • Fax
    360-753-4110
  • Write
    Governor Jay Inslee
    Office of the Governor
    PO Box 40002
    Olympia, WA 98504-0002

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