GOAL Post 2019-4
\nLegislative Update from Olympia 1 February 2019<\/p>\n
E-MAIL SCAM
\nNEW BILLS FILED
\nPUBLIC HEARINGS CONDUCTED
\nBILLS PASS COMMITTEE
\nPUBLIC HEARINGS NEXT WEEK
\nEMBOLDENED ANTI-GUN METALITY
\nSOME COUNTIES REJECT 1639 ENFORCEMENT<\/p>\n
Well, you\u2019re going to love this. I have been using the \u201cBills by Topic\u201d page to track firearm bills for GOAL Post. I just learned that page runs about a week late. So much for automation. A quick search of introductions, cross-referencing by RCW, reveals at least a dozen more firearm related bills or bills that touch on RCW 9.41. I\u2019ll be working the weekend to update this.<\/p>\n
What appears below is correct\u2026 as far as it goes.<\/p>\n
Several months ago the GOAL Post e-mail list ws hacked. Since then, I have received a couple of solicitations citing a voucher and asking for money. Other people on the list have informed me that they have received similar messages. IGNORE THEM. It\u2019s a scam Do not open the \u201cvoucher\u201d attached to the message.<\/p>\n
Six new gun bills filed this week, again all in the House. HB 1439 by Rep. Beth Doglio (D-22) prohibits a person from carrying a licensed concealed firearm into another\u2019s residence without EXPRESS PERMISSION of the homeowner. HB 1464, by Rep. Roger Goodman (D-45), makes the Washington State Patrol the background check agent for initial issue of concealed pistol licenses. HB 1465, also by Goodman, removes the waiting period waiver for CPL holders when picking up a handgun. Clearly, a CPL holder already been subjected to a more comprehensive background check than a non-CPL-holding purchaser. HB 1649, by Rep. Robert Sutherland (R-39), exempts CPL holders from background checks upon firearm transfer. HB 1739, by Rep. Javier Valdez (D-46), again addresses undetectable\/untraceable firearms. HB 1786, by Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-27) is a rewrite of the procedures to be used in seizing firearms from those subject to a protective order.<\/p>\n
Again, each of these in and of itself doesn\u2019t sound that extreme. But it DOES act to impose another hurdle to exercise of what should be a near absolute right, and discourage gun ownership and\/or carry.<\/p>\n
Public hearings were conducted on six gun bills, HBs 1315, 1319 and 1346, and on SBs 5150, 5181 and 5205. I was not able to monitor the hearings, but all are available on TVWashington in their archive section. Many hearings are aired live, especially when they cover controversial topics. All hearings are typically available in archives a few hours after the end of the hearing. You can search for specific committee hearings (i.e. Senate Law & Justice Committee, House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee, etc) at https:\/\/www.tvw.org\/archives\/ and type in the committee name in the \u201csearch\u201d box.<\/p>\n
A few bills passed out of their policy committee and sit in their respective Rules committee awaiting a floor vote. HBs 1068 (magazine ban) and 1225 (firearms\/domestic violence) are in House Rules. SB 5202 is in Senate Rules. SB 5181 was sent to Senate Ways & Means for fiscal action.<\/p>\n
A public hearing is scheduled next week on HB 1381 (use of UAVs to deliver contraband) in the House Public Safety Committee at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 5 February. A hearing will be held on 8 February, in House Civil Rights & Judiciary, on HB 1786 (seizure of firearms).<\/p>\n
(Note that all public hearings carry the annotation \u201csubject to change.\u201d Before you drive to Olympia, check to see if the hearing is still on. 90+% of the time they are. Keep in mind, too, that just because a bill hasn\u2019t yet been scheduled for a public hearing, it\u2019s still early days. We\u2019re only three weeks into the 2019 session. They\u2019re still filing dozens of bills every day. They have until 22 February to pass original bills out of committee. That\u2019s three more weeks in which a lot of damage can be done.)<\/p>\n
They\u2019re getting bolder. In line 5 of RCW 9.41.070 (CPL law), current law clearly states \u2013 and has for several decades \u2013 \u201cthe applicant\u2019s constitutional right to bear arms shall not be denied, unless\u2026\u201d Concealed carry with a CPL was clearly tied to Article 1, Section 24 of the state constitution. The language of HB 1315 eliminates that phrase. So apparently Rep. John Lovick and the bill\u2019s other 11 co-sponsors don\u2019t believe concealed carry is a constitutional right. What other parts of the constitution do they find inconvenient? You know, the constitution they swore an oath to uphold. A public hearing will be held on HB 1315 on Tuesday, 5 February.<\/p>\n
It appears a little grassroots revolution may be brewing in some Washington counties. Six or more Washington county councils and\/or county sheriffs have gone on record saying they believe portions of I-1639 are clearly unconstitutional or unenforceable and will not be enforced within their jurisdictions. I\u2019m not going to name the counties, suffice it to say they\u2019re not in or around Puget Sound, but they are on BOTH sides of the Cascades. These were all public statements to the best of my knowledge so a good Google search should reveal all. Several law enforcement groups came out last fall in opposition to I-1639, but their objections apparent fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n
BILL STATUS\/GOAL POSITION:<\/p>\n
SHB 1010 Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP Senn (D-41) H.Rules OPPOSE
\nHB 1022 Prohibiting handgun sale data base Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
\nHB 1024 Prohibiting gun owner data base Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
\nHB 1038 Authorizing armed school personnel Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
\nHB 1068 High capacity magazine ban Valdez (D-46) H.Rules OPPOSE
\nHB 1073 Undetectable and\/or untraceable firearms Valdez (D-46) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1097 Repeals firearm confidentiality waivers Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
\nHB 1098 Repeals penalties\/unsafe storage of firearms Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
\nHB 1203 Reporting lost or stolen firearms Doglio (D-22) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1225 Firearms\/domestic violence Jinkins (D-27) H.Rules OPPOSE
\nHB 1286 Assault weapon ban Peterson (D-21) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1315 CPL training requirement Lovick (D-44) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1319 Open carry prohibited at public meetings Wylie (D-49) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1346 Lead ammo ban for \u201cyouth\u201d Pollett (D-46) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1374 Repeals state preemption of gun laws Macri (D-43) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1381 Use of UAVs to deliver contraband Pellicciotti (D-30) H.PubSaf NEUTRAL
\nHB 1439 Permission to carry in a private residence Doglio (D-22) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1464 WSP background checks for CPLs Goodman (D-45) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1465 Repeal delivery handgun with CPL Goodman (D-45) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1649 Exempts CPL holders from b\/g checks Sutherland (R-39) H.CR&J SUPPORT
\nHB 1739 Undetectable\/untraceable firearms Valdez (D-43) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nHB 1786 Seizure of firearms under protective orders Jinkins (D-27) H.CR&J OPPOSE
\nSB 5016 Authorizing armed animal control officers Van De WegeS.L&J SUPPORT
\nSSB 5027 Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18 Frockt (D-46) S.Rules OPPOSE
\nSB 5050 Body armor use in a crime O\u2019Ban (R-28) S.L&J NEUTRAL
\nSSB 5061 Undetectable and untraceable firearms Dhingra (D-45) S.Rules OPPOSE
\nSSB 5062 High capacity magazine ban Kuderer D-48) S.Rules OPPOSE
\nSB 5072 Extreme risk protection orders O\u2019B an (R-28) S.L&J NEUTRAL
\nSB 5099 Target shooting on DNR land Sheldon (D-35) S.Ag SUPPORT
\nSSB 5143 Seizing firearms\/DV incidents Dhingra (D-45) S.Rules OPPOSE
\nSB 5150 College safety\/officers weapons Wilson (R-17) S.HiEd SUPPORT
\nSB 5172 Firearm training\/gun bill sponsors Fortunato (R-39) S.StGovSUPPORT
\nSSB 5174 Training for CPL issue Palumbo (D-1) S.Rules OPPOSE
\nSB 5181 Firearm possession\/mental health Kuderer (D-48) S.W&M OPPOSE
\nSB 5205 Firearm possession\/incompetent for trial Dhingra (D-45) S.Rules OPPOSE
\nSB 5340 Assault weapons ban Kuderer (D-48) S. L&J OPPOSE
\nSB 5434 New gun free zones Wilson (D-30) S.L&J OPPOSE<\/p>\n
HB = House bill, SB = Senate bill. L&J = Law & Justice , CR&J = Civil Rights and Judiciary, PubSaf = Public Safety, HC = Health Care, H. K-12 = House Early education, Aprop = Appropriations, Fin = Finance, W&M = Ways & Means \u201cS\u201d before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).<\/p>\n
HEARINGS SCHEDULED:
\n5 Feb House Public Safety Committee John L. Obrien Bldg
\n3:30 p.m. HB 1381
\n8 Feb House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
\n10:00 a.m. HB 1786<\/p>\n
LEGISLATIVE HOT LINE: You may reach your Representatives and Senator by calling the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-562-6000. Toll free!!! The hearing impaired may obtain TDD access at 1-800-635-9993. Also toll free!!!<\/p>\n
1-800-562-6000 TDD 1-800-635-9993<\/p>\n
OTHER DATA: Copies of pending legislation (bills), legislative schedules and other information are available on the legislature’s web site at “www.leg.wa.gov”. Bills are available in Acrobat (.pdf) format. You may download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader from Adobe’s web site (http:\/\/www.adobe.com). You may also obtain hard copy bills, initiatives, etc, in the mail from the Legislative Bill Room FREE OF CHARGE by calling 1-360-786-7573. Copies of bills may also be ordered toll free by calling the Legislative Hotline at (800) 562-6000. You may also hear floor and committee hearing action live at http:\/\/www.tvw.org\/ (you need “RealAudio” to do this, available free at the TVW web site).<\/p>\n
By reading the House and Senate “bill reports” (hbr, sbr) for each bill, you can see how individual committee members voted. By reading the “roll call” for each bill, you can see how the entire House or Senate voted on any bill. The beauty of the web site is that ALL this information is available, on line 24\/7 , to any citizen.<\/p>\n
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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):
\nPuyallup (Pavilion) 23-24 February
\nPuyallup 30-31 March<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
Article 1, Section 24
\nConstitution of the State of Washington<\/p>\n
Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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