Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearings Next Week in Olympia

Democrats in Olympia have proposed new ways to abuse gun owners (and anyone interested in self-defense). 

You can Click Here to Take Action on all bills simultaneously, and tell all the committee members what you think and use the convenient form letter provided. Or you can enter specific comments on individual bills by going to the link provided for each bill, and look for the 'Comment' or 'Testify' links for that bill.

House Bill 1902 and Senate Bill 6004 require individuals obtain a permit with live-fire training to be able to exercise the right to purchase firearms. A similar permitting scheme was recently held unconstitutional by an Oregon judge.

House Bill 1903 further victimizes otherwise law-abiding gun owners and places the liability on crime victims for theft of their own property by penalizing failing to report missing or stolen firearm within 24 hours.

House Bill 2021 and Senate Bill 6001 expand the authorized and/or required destruction of firearms held by state and local government entities.

House Bill 2054 rations Second Amendment rights by limiting firearm dealers from transferring or selling more than one firearm per 30 day period to an individual.

House Bill 2118 seeks to drive gun stores and other licensed firearm dealers out of business by imposing expensive, one-size-fits-all requirements.

Senate Bill 5985 codifies the unconstitutional provisions of Washington’s recent ban on commonly-owned firearms into the section of state code on background checks.  The bill's web page states this bill was requested by the Washington State Patrol.  If you decide to read it, you'll want to know the first 12 pages are all definitions.  The definitions tell us what they will eventually ask to ban.

Meanwhile the Senate: The Senate Law and Justice Committee will hold public hearings on Monday and Tuesday. An executive session and potential vote on the bills is scheduled on January 19^th.

January 15^th at 10:30AM

Senate Bill 5444 increases “gun-free zones” where law-abiding citizens are left defenseless in publicly accessible areas, including parks, public transit, and government buildings. Nothing in the bill requires these “sensitive places” have any measures to protect citizens and prevent armed criminals from ignoring this arbitrary boundary and entering, such as metal detectors, security guards, or a police presence.

January 16^th at 10:30AM

Senate Bill 5985 codifies the unconstitutional provisions of Washington’s recent ban on commonly-owned firearms into the section of state code on background checks.

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"I knew those dirty dog Democrats would immediately conduct hearings on A LOT of bad bills this week. It's one of the sneakiest things they do. Before anyone even knows Olympia is up-and-running, Democrats schedule 'public' hearings and pack the room with all the pigs feeding at the trough" ---Tim Eyman.