February 2, at 9:00 am Discuss House bill 1387/1122

[golddigger14s]

Meet at Hawks Prairie Restaurant at 9 am http://www.hprestaurant.com/


Meet at the restaurant and talk things over. Discuss the bills and then attend the hearing and maybe even speak out against them. Please ask questions and let us discuss this. There should be a link or cut and paste to send a pre written email against these, to the committee.

On Thursday, February 2, at 1:30pm, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear House Bill 1387 and House Bill 1122. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to attend this hearing and voice their opposition to these radical anti-gun bills.

House Bill 1387
http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillN ... &Year=2017
would impose a registration-licensing system for “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines” (LCM). Every person who possesses, transports, manufactures, purchases or sells an “assault weapon” or LCM must have an annual state-issued license, with an updated license required every time there is a change in possession of the gun or LCM. The licensing requirement has a delay period (until 2020) before it applies to persons who currently possess such items, but these persons would be prohibited from selling or transferring the gun or LCM to anyone other than a licensed dealer, a gunsmith, or to law enforcement for permanent relinquishment. HB 1387 also mandates that relinquished guns and LCMs “must be destroyed.” (House Bill 1387 doesn’t stop there either. For more information about HB 1387 and other anti-gun bills in the Washington Legislature, refer to our previous NRA-ILA alert.)
House Bill 1122
http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillN ... &Year=2017
is vaguely written legislation that could potentially subject law-abiding gun owners to gross misdemeanor penalties, including huge fees and potential imprisonment, if they don’t lock their firearms up and render them useless for any self-defense scenario.
This proposal has little to do with making children safer and everything to do with making it safer to be a criminal. HB 1122 would be virtually unenforceable and in addition to these concerns, there are also safety concerns to consider. The mandatory use of a locking device can greatly diminish reaction times under duress. Being forced to fumble with a lock and key in a self-defense situation could mean the difference between life and death.
At the end of the day, it comes down to the fact that all households are different and have different needs. This reckless bill encompasses every home. This one-size fits all approach is a solution to a non-existent problem and is both over-reaching and not based on fact.

Washington: Contact Committee Members in Opposition to Restrictive Anti-Gun Legislation, HB 1387 and HB 1122
Contact members of the House Judiciary Committee and urge them to oppose these bill when they come up for a vote.
Take Action
https://act.nraila.org/composeletters.aspx?AlertID=1439

 

[golddigger14s]

Keely from the NRA-ILA might join us for breakfast

 

[retrodad]

Drat

So sorry I can't make this today . I will be sure to call my reps, though (not that it will make any difference given that i'm in the 21st dist). They're making it sound so benign on the radio; maddening.

Are there ANY reps who will stand up for our rights that will be in committee today?

 

[Whitney]

Economic Impact

Notwithstanding the constitutional questions the proposed legislation if passed, will have detrimental impact on our economy.

In response to my FOIA request was the following statement buried in an email from the AG office,

"In the definition of assault weapon, we have removed a semi automatic rifle that has a barrel shroud.
This was not in other states’ definition, and was added to capture the “California compliant” Ares Defense SCR semiautomatic rifle.
Ultimately, we decided including the barrel shroud would encompass too many traditional hunting style rifles."

The aforementioned highlighted language was not removed from the bill, and is the same tactic former Senator, now Mayor Murray attempted, twice, with his safe storage legislation.

Read the definitions carefully; words have meaning to the writer and as we found in the crafting of 1588 and subsequently I-594, transfer does not mean what we initially thought it meant.

From the linked PDF an assault weapon is defined as :
"Assault weapon" means: A semi-automatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has one or more of the following:

A shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that
encloses the barrel;

The wooden stock found on almost every production rifle partial encircles the barrel allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned.


Regarding Economic impact I submit the following:

The Wildlife Restoration Act, commonly known as the Pitman-Robertson Act provides funding for habitat management and restoration. Funds are derived from an 11 percent federal excise tax on sporting arms, ammunition, and archery equipment and a 10 percent tax on handguns. Loss of these funds would severely impact any wildlife management or habitat restoration.

$7,264,229.00 granted to Washington in 2013.

If passed, HB 1134 or Companion SB 5050 would effectively eradicate all retail and private commerce in firearms and the tax base with it.


~Whitney