Magazine ban legislation moving ahead --- so lets stop it.

On Wednesday, February 16, the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider an amended version of extreme magazine ban legislation, Senate Bill 5078.  The measure only passed out of the Senate late last week and has already been referred and scheduled for a committee hearing. 

Senate Bill 5078 bans the manufacture, possession, sale, transfer, importation, etc., of magazines that “are capable of holding,” or hold more than, 10 rounds of ammunition.  This includes conversion kits or parts from which any such magazine may be assembled.  These so-called “high capacity” magazines are, in fact, standard equipment for commonly-owned firearms that many Americans constitutionally and effectively use for an entire range of lawful purposes, such as self-defense or competition.  For example, the Glock 19 was the most commonly purchased firearm of 2021 and has a standard-issue magazine that holds 15 rounds of ammunition.  

Any violation of this measure is a gross misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum of 364 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $5,000.

Please record your opposition for the record.  This does not require testimony.

• Go to: CSI (wa.gov)
• Select - Committee: Civil Rights & Judiciary and Meetings: 2/16/22 at 10:00AM
• Select Agenda Item: ESSB 5078 Large capacity magazines
• Select Type of Testimony: "I would like my position noted for the legislative record"
• Select: "CON"

Please contact members of the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 5078.  Remind the representatives that We the People have the right to be armed in defense of self  under the Washington State Constitution, therefore HB 5078 would illegally make many common self-defense weapons illegal.

1. Rep. Drew Hansen https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/23/2
2. Rep. Tarra Simmons https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/23/1
   
3. Rep. Jim Walsh https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/19/1
4. Rep. Greg Gilday https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/10/1
   
5. Rep. Jenny Graham https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/6/2
6. Rep. Peter Abbarno https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/20/1
7. Rep. Lauren Davis https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/32/2
8. Rep. Debra Entenman https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/47/1
9. Rep. Roger Goodman https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/45/1
10. Rep. Steve Kirby https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/29/2
    
11. Rep. Brad Klippert https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/8/1
12. Rep. Tina Orwall https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/33/1
    
13. Rep. Strom Peterson https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/21/1
14. Rep. My-Linh Thai https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/41/2
    
15. Rep. Javier Valdez https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/46/2
16. Rep. Amy Walen https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/48/2
    
17. Rep. Alex Ybarra https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/memberEmail/13/2
    

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"The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired [to defend the state includes bearing arms outside private home at all times], but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men [no personal army is implied].  -- Washington State Constitution, Article 1, Section 24, Right to Bear Arms.

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