Updated March 2, 2023
SB 5078 promotes the authritarian anti-gun zealots to bankrupt a lawful, and highly regulated, industry with frivolous lawsuits, in order to deny access to Second Amendment rights to law-abiding citizens.
At a little after five on Thursday, I got this email:
I’ve very disappointed to report that SB 5078 was just passed from the Senate on a near-party-line vote, with all Democrats (except one) voting yes, and all Republicans voting NO.
The bill will now go over to the House of Representatives for their consideration.
Yours in service,
Senator Lynda Wilson
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This Friday, the Senate Ways & Means Committee will hold an executive session to consider Senate Bill 5078.
SB 5078 would allow anti-gun zealots to bankrupt the firearm industry with endless, frivolous lawsuits. Please contact the Ways and Means committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 5078 - click here..
SB 5078 aims to undermine the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) and subject licensed firearm manufacturers and sellers to frivolous lawsuits, brought against them for criminal misuse of their products that is beyond their control.
Protection of the firearms industry is necessary because our legal system should not punish anyone for the criminal actions of others. This bill simply seeks to sue the firearms industry out of existence in the state of Washington. It is an obvious attempt to disarm the People by this sneaky method.
Besides, the firearms industry supplies thousands of jobs in Washington. And the excise tax on the sale and purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories produces millions of dollars for conservation from Pittman-Robertson money. Thus the bill would eliminate thousands of jobs and deprive the state of millions of dollars annually.
Most significantly, without the firearms suppliers, Washington citizens will not have access to firearms and ammunition and the fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
As always, the National Rifle Association is on our side in this. You can click on this link to register you opposition to the entire committee.
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"The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men." -- Washington Constitution Art. 1, § 24
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