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GOAL Post

2019-15

Legislative Update from Olympia

19 April 2019

RALLY FOR YOUR RIGHTS

BILLS PASS, ONE DIES

CONCURRENCE VOTES

ONE MORE WEEK

SPECIAL SESSION LOOMS

BUMP STOCK WARNING

LATE DISSEMINATION

ON THE ROAD

A pro-gun “Rally for your Rights” will be held on the Capitol Campus on Saturday, 27 APRIL at12 noon.  A little late in the session, but still an opportunity to show your support.  It IS on a Saturday.  Try to make it and show them the gun lobby is not a paper tiger..

Several bills passed by the end of the second chamber cut-off on Wednesday evening.

House Bills 1465 (handgun delivery), 1739 (undetectable/untraceable firearms), 1786 (firearms/protective orders) and 1934 (military online/mail CPL renewal) all passed out of the Senate.  HB 1934 was rushed off to Governor Inslee for his signature.  The remainder await a concurrence vote or conference committee action because they were amended in the second chamber.  It’s not over yet!

Senate Bill 5782 (assisted-opening knives) died on the House floor without a vote.  What a surprise!

The Senate has concurred in House amendments to HBs 5027 (Extreme risk protection orders, under 18), 5181 (firearms/mental health) and 5205 (firearms/incompetence for trial).  All three are on their way to the governor.

There is one week left for the House and Senate to review difference between passed versions of the bills and kick them to the governor – or they die for the session.  That doesn’t mean they won’t be back next year… or in a week or two in a special session.  The regular legislative session ends at midnight on Sunday, 28 April.It appears the Democrats who control the House and the Democrats who control the Senate can’t agree on how much to raise taxes for the biennium.  This means it is likely we will enter one or more 30-day special sessions until they get it sorted out.  Apparently there is no honor among thieves.  As the saying goes, neither you life nor your wallet are safe as long as the legislature is in session.

An individual with what appears to be a fictitious name, “Yati Arguna,” has sent a Public Records Act request to the State Patrol asking for the names and addresses of everyone who turned in a bump stock for cash compensation.  That’s about 1,000 individuals.  Unless a judge blocks the release (reasonable as a public safety measure), state law requires the names be released.  Who is behind this and where or how the information will be used remains to be seen.  Should one assume that anyone who turned in a bump stock has a Modern Sporting Rifle in their home?

I will likely hold off on posting next week’s GOAL Post until Sunday night (when I’ll be flying back from the NRA annual meeting in Indianapolis) or Monday, when we know for sure what passed and what died.  Recognize that in the event of a special session ALL BILLS from the previous regular session come alive again and may be considered, voted on, and passed.

The week after I’m off for Europe – allegedly.  I’ll be flying on an airline family pass, so it’s “space available” and any movement will depend on empty seats available AND my (very low) seniority number.  I sent my wife to visit family ten days ago, and now I have to go bring her back.  This living alone (not entirely alone, I have a Lab, but she doesn’t talk) isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when you’ve had a wife to spoil you for 50+ years now!

Should a special session be called, it is my intention to continue GOAL Post… all dependent on information being available to me wherever I am.  Historically they don’t use special sessions to drag back gun bills, so unless there’s a major gun incident, we should be safe.  Operative word “should.”

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB 1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  S. PASSED OPPOSE

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  S. PASSED  OPPOSE

SHB 1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  S. PASSED OPPOSE

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  S. PASSED  OPPOSE

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members Caldier (R-25)  S. PASSED  SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  TO GOV.  NEUTRAL

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18   Frockt (D-46)  TO GOV.  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  TO GOV.  OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  TO GOV.  OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  H. PASSED  OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives   Zeiger (R-25)  DIED  SUPPORT

SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)   GOV. SIGNED  NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARING SCHEDULED: None.

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).  Scheduled/available videos are listed at the bottom of the page for each bill.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.GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest inprotecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at "[email protected]" withthe words "Unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.  I will remove your name immediately.  Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists.  If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list's admin to unsubscribe.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):
Puyallup

27-28 April

Puyallup/Pavilion

1-2 June

"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 corporationsto organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-1

Legislative Update from Olympia

11 January 2019

RALLY IN OLY FRIDAY 18 JANUARY

LEGISLATURE CONVENES MONDAY, 14 JANUARY (105 DAY SESSION)

DEMOCRATS IN COMPLETE CONTROL

BILL INFORMATION

NEW GUN BILLS PRE-FILED

LEGISLATIVE TUTORIAL

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

NEXT WEEK’S HEARING SCHEDULE

LEGISLATOR CONTACT INFORMATION

HOW TO TESTIFY AT A PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING VERSUS EXECUTIVE SESSION

(This will be a long GOAL Post as I have to describe the environment and the processes involved for new readers.  Future issues will be shorter.  Also keep in mind that GOAL Post focuses on gun law only, we do not cover hunting issues.  The Hunters Heritage Council does that well.  I normally post GP on Friday evenings to summarize that week’s activities and provide a forecast for the next.  I’ll be on the road for the next two weeks, so some issues might be late – or early.)

First business first:  a gun rights rally will be held on the Capitol Campus next Friday, January 18th,.  The rally will be held on the north steps of the Legislative Building and will begin at 9 a.m., ending at 12 noon.  The rally is sponsored by the Gun Rights Coalition.  (Yes, it’s a Friday, and unlike the people bussed in to attend many liberal rallies, gunnies have to work.  Are your gun rights worth a day off?)  After the formal presentation, attendees are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the campus layout (the Capitol, or “legislative” building where floor sessions are conducted, as well as the John L. O’Brien House Office Building, the John A. Cherberg Senate Office Building, and the Irv Newhouse Senate Office Building.  This is a great opportunity to locate your two representatives’ and one senator’s office and introduce yourself to their legislative aides.  Hopefully over the coming session they’ll become familiar with your name and maybe even your face!

The legislature convenes on Monday, January 14th, for its “long” (105 day) session.  This is the start of the 66th biennium, which will run through next year (2020).  The primary focus of the long session is supposed to be preparation and passage of a two-year budget, but worry not – they’ll find plenty of time for gun control.  If their work is not completed, they can be called back by the governor for any number of 30-day special sessions, as happened two years ago with THREE back-to-back special sessions.

I’m not going to point fingers, as it’s not clear who to point fingers at:  overly enthusiastic liberal voters or discouraged conservatives.  Either way, the Democrats now have solid control of BOTH the Senate and the House.  We still have a few friendly Democrats in the Senate and the House, but not enough to overcome the liberal majority.

The new Senate has 28 Democrats, 21 Republicans.  The House will have 57 Democrats to 41 Republicans.  This means not only will every committee chair be Democrat (the committee chair controls which bills will receive a hearing), but most committees will have a two-seat Democrat majority.

In the first session of the biennium, all new bills must be filed.  You may see familiar subjects brought back, but the bill numbers will be new.  Bills stay alive for the entire two-year biennium.

Text of newly filed bills can be found at https://app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/   Also on the bill information page are links to “New Introductions” (daily), and at the bottom, “Bills by topic” and “Bill Tracking.”

Pre-filing of bills for the new legislature begins in December, and there are already a handful of gun-related bills in the hopper.

A complete list of bills under consideration is included below in the “BILL STATUS” section.  It also contains the bill’s prime sponsor, the current status of the bill (committee location) and the GOAL position on the bill.  Committee abbreviations are provided at the bottom of that section.  As this is written there are currently 12 gun bills available for consideration/action.

For those new to legislative affairs, here’s how the process works:  When a bill is filed in the House or Senate (or both, simultaneously, called “companion bills”) it is assigned to a policy committee.  Most gun-related bills go to the Senate Law & Justice Committee in the Senate.  In the House it’s a little more complicated, as it may be sent to House Civil Rights & Judiciary or House Public Safety (most will go to CR&J).  Public hearings may be held, after which the bill may (or may not) be voted out of committee.  If the bill has a fiscal impact (usually an expenditure of more than $50,000), it must then go to Senate Ways & Means or one of a couple of House fiscal committees.  The bill then goes to the Senate or House Rules Committee, where it must be voted on to pass out to the floor for a full vote.

After a bill passes the Senate or House, it then goes over to the opposite chamber (House or Senate), where the whole process starts over again.  If the bill passes the second chamber in the same form it passed the first, it goes to the governor for signature (or veto or partial veto).  If changes are made in the second chamber, it goes back to the first for concurrence.  It may also go to a conference committee from both chambers to resolve differences.  The final version must pass both chambers.

The bill then goes to the Governor, who may sign it into law, veto (kill) the bill, or sign a partial veto (killing just selected section(s) of the bill).  The governor may also allow a bill to become law without his signature.  Most signed bills take effect on 1 July, although bills with an “emergency clause” (considered immediately necessary for public safety) take effect upon signature by the governor.

One of the first items of business in each session is the adoption of the session calendar, identifying dates by which bills must clear various hurdles.  A bill that fails to clear the policy committee or chamber floor by the designated date is generally considered dead for the year, although they may be “resurrected” by parliamentary procedure.  I’ll post the cut-off dates for the 2018 session in the next issue of GOAL Post.

At this time, public hearings are scheduled for HB 1010 (disposal of forfeited firearm) on Tuesday, January 15th, at 10 a.m. in the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee, and for SBs 5072 (extreme risk protection orders, under 18) and 5027 (extreme risk protection orders, under 18) on Thursday, 17 January at 10 a.m. in the Senate Law & Justice Committee.

The following links can be used to contact legislators.  Lists won’t be updated until new members are sworn in Monday):

http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Senators/

http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/

Legislative e-mail addresses are available at http://app.leg.wa.gov/MemberEmail/Default.aspx

The link contains a quick tutorial on providing testimony at public hearings on bills under consideration.  I would urge you to read it and consider visiting Olympia to let YOUR voice be heard.  http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Testify.aspx

Public hearings are committee meetings open to the public, where the public is allowed to testify on bills, to give their views on the bill.  But all votes on bills taken by a committee are conducted in what are called “executive sessions.”  They are typically part of a public session, with a few minutes set aside to vote on bills previously heard by the committee.  Public testimony is just that, open to the public for comment.  On the other hand, no public input is allowed during executive session.  You are welcome to sit there, and to count votes, but silence from the public is the rule.  Just FYI for those of you who have not attended legislative public meetings before.

And you won’t find the House Judiciary Committee listed any more.  It’s now the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee.

Legislative committee schedule are posted on the legislative web site on Wednesday evenings.  It is not on the schedule yet, but I have been informed that the Senate Law & Justice Committee will conduct a public hearing on Monday, 15 January (Martin Luther King Day), at 1000, in Senate Hearing Room 4 (John A Cherberg Building).  Bills reportedly under consideration include SBs 5992 (“trigger devices”) and 6049 (“high capacity magazine’ ban).  A strong turnout is helpful.  As is carpooling, given parking limitations on the Capitol Campus.  (Who knows how many busloads of people will show up from Seattle supporting the gun control bills  on this holiday?)

The Senate Committee Services office has done us the favor of compiling a 26 page summary of Washington state firearms laws and other data surrounding firearms… with – at first glance – a typical Olympia slant on it.  The “study” us available at http://leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/LAW/Documents/Washington%20Firearms%20Laws.pdf

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

HB 1010    Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP

Senn (D-41)

H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1022    Prohibiting handgun sale data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1024    Prohibiting gun owner data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1068    High capacity magazine ban

Valdez (D-46)    H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1038    Authorizing armed school personnel

Walsh (R-19)

UnAsg    SUPPORT

HB 1073    Undetectable and/or untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-46)    H.CR&J  OPPOSE

SB 5016    Authorizing armed animal control officers

Van De Wege    UnAsg  SUPPORT

SB 5027    Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18

Frockt (D-46)    S.L&J  OPPOSE

SB 5050    Sentence enhancement for body armor use in a crime

O’Ban  (R-28)   S.L&J  NEUTRAL

SB 5061    Undetectable and untraceable firearms

Dhingra (D-45)  S.L&J  OPPOSE

SB 5062    High capacity magazine ban

Kuderer D-48)   S.L&J  OPPOSE

SB 5072    Extreme risk protection orders

O’Ban (R-28)    S.L&J  NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

15 Jan

House Civil Rights and Jud Committee,  John L. O’Brien Building

10:00

HB 1010

17 Jan

Senate Law & Justice Committee, John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00

SBs 5027 and 5072

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at "[email protected]" with the words "Unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.  I will remove your name immediately.  Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists.  If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list's admin to unsubscribe.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup (Pavilion)

23-24 February

Puyallup

30-31 March

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

The session is only 24 hours old. Give them time.

Phil Fortunato introduced a bill requiring legislators to get training in any weapon they seek to regulate.

Second edition.

Available online at http://wagoal.org/wordpress/

GOAL Post 2019-2
Legislative Update from Olympia 18 January 2019

GUN RIGHTS RALLY
GUN RALLIERS LOCKED OUT
LEGISLATIVE CUT-OFF CALENDAR ADOPTED
NEW GUN BILLS FILED
GUN BILL HEARINGS SCHEDULED

More than 100 gun rights activists attended the gun rights rally in Olympia today! Wow! As an old Olympia gun rally organizer (1990s/early 2000s), all I can say is that’s pretty piss poor performance. No wonder we’ve been getting our butts kicked. It’ll be interesting to see how many Mom’s Demand Action activists are there on Monday. For those new to political activism, the whole point in a rally is to flex your muscle. This one was a little more like Don Knotts than Charles Atlas or Arnold Schwarzenegger.

When one long-time gun rights activist stopped to visit his Senator after the rally, he found the office area door locked and Senate Security told him no meeting without an appointment because there was a gun rally today. We (and they) are in serious trouble when elected officials fear their own constituents (like LtGov Habib earlier this week). How’s old Thomas Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty looking today? (They don’t hide from po-abortion activists, and there is a lot more blood on their hands.) It sounds like a minor thing, but I view it as very disturbing. For an elected official, OUR employee, to bar constituents “his bosses” because they MIGHT be exercising a fundamental constitutional right is bad. It shows us what they really think of us. With zero justification, no threat – they truly believe we are deplorable.

The following cut-off dates are proposed for bills under consideration in the 2019 regular legislative session. As a general rule, if a bill fails to pass a hurdle, it is considered dead for the session. Exceptions can be made.

14 January Session convenes
22 February Bills must pass out of original chamber (House or Senate) policy committee
1 March Bills must pass out of chamber fiscal committee (only bills with major fiscal impact)
3 March Bills must pass out of chamber of origin (House bills out of House, Senate bills out of Senate)
3 April Bills must pass out of policy committee in second chamber
9 April Bills with major fiscal impact must pass out of second chamber fiscal committee
17 April Bills must pass out of second chamber (House bills out of Senate, Senate bills out of House), except for bills in a conference committee to iron out differences in House/Senate versions, budget bills and initiatives.
28 April Sine die – close of regular legislative session.

Several new gun bills have been filed this week. They include HB 1097, by Rep. Jim Walsh (R-19) that repeals confidentiality waivers citizens were required to sign when applying for firearm licenses, HB 1098, also by Rep. Walsh that repeals the penalties for unsafe storage of firearms contained in RCW 9.41.094 and 9.41.097, HB 1202, by Rep. Beth Doglio (D-22) mandating reporting of lost or stolen firearms and HB 1225, by Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-27) that takes firearms away from those just accused in a domestic violence incident –take their guns first, go to court later. Totally ignoring the typical DV dynamic of “he said/she said” and it takes a jury to determine which one is lying.HB 1286, by Rep. Strom Peterson (D-21) bans transfer and sale of defined (1994 federal definitions PLU new additions) assault weapons and “large capacity magazines.” (more than 10 round capacity). Those in possession prior to the effective day may continue to possess. The bill contains several additional restrictions and measures. Rather than regurgitate them, here’s a link to the bill language: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1286.pdf HB 1315, by Rep. John Lovick (D-44), requires applicants show proof of training/proficiency when applying for a CPL.

On the Senate side we have SB 5099 by Sen. Tim Sheldon (D-35) that expands opportunity for recreational shooting on some DNR-managed land, SB 5143, by Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-45) that authorizes seizure of firearms from individuals involved in domestic violence incidents even before conviction, SB 5150 by Sen. Lynda Wilson (R-17) that authorizes armed security officers for state colleges, SB 5172, by Sen. Phil Fortunato that requires legislators to show proof of having some form of firearms training before they can sponsor a gun bill of any kind, SB 5205, by Sen. Manka Dhingra, that prohibits those found incompetent to stand trial and who have a history of violent acts from possessing firearms. If you Google it, you will find that women are the aggressor in DV cases nearly or equally frequently as men. SB 5434, by Sen. Claire Wilson (D-30) prohibits firearms and most other defensive tools in all day care centers and amends RCW 9.41.300 to add public libraries and public parks to places where firearms are prohibited.

The leftist disarmament agenda: impose hurdles like mandatory training (as a long time NRA-certified instructor I fully support all the training an individual can afford, but the state has no business mandating it – self defense is not rocket science). Then expand “gun free zones and prohibited places” to restrict where you can carry. Read the definition of “infringed” and “impaired” in your dictionary. More chipping away at Second Amendment and Article 1, Section 24 of the state constitution.

Three public hearings on gun bills. On Monday, 21 January, the Senate Law & Justice Committee will take testimony on four gun bills: SBs 5061 (undetectable firearms), 5062 (high capacity magazines), 5143 (DV incident firearm seizure) and 5174 (training requirement for CPL). The hearing commences at 10 a.m. in Senate Hearing Room 4 in the John A. Cherberg Senate Office Building.The Senate Agriculture Committee will conduct a public hearing on SB 5099, recreational shooting on DNR land. The hearing will be conducted on Thursday, 24 January at 1:30 p.m. in Senate Hearing Room 3.

On Tuesday, 22 January, the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee will take public testimony on HBs 1024 (prohibiting gun owner data base), 1068 (high capacity magazines), 1073 (undetectable firearms), 1203 (reporting lost/stolen guns) and 1225 (DV incidents). The hearing commences at 10 a.m. in House Hearing Room A in the John L. O’Brien House Office Building.

A couple of observation as the calendar fills. You will note that many of these bills expand on existing law to disarm more categories of people. That is their ultimate goal. And remember, the operative word in “criminal justice system” isn’t criminal, nor is it justice. It’s “system,” and their goal is to get as many people into the system as possible. Once you’re in the system, they can control you.

(My apology for the incorrect legislative public hearing included in GP 2019-1. I cut-and-pasted the basic legislative tutorial information – Legislature 101 – from a previous year’s GOAL Post and included an unrelated paragraph. Apologies for any confusion generated. And keep in mind I’ll be on the road through NEXT weekend, so the product may be rushed.)

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

HB 1010 Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP
Senn (D-41) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1022 Prohibiting handgun sale data base
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1024 Prohibiting gun owner data base
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1038 Authorizing armed school personnel
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1068 High capacity magazine ban
Valdez (D-46) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1073 Undetectable and/or untraceable firearms
Valdez (D-46) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1097 Repeals firearm confidentiality waivers
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1098 Repeals penalties/unsafe storage of firearms
Walsh (R-19) H.CR&J SUPPORT
HB 1203 Reporting lost or stolen firearms
Doglio (D-22) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1225 Firearms/domestic violence
Jinkins (D-27) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1286 Assault weapon ban
Peterson (D-21) H.CR&J OPPOSE
HB 1315 CPL training requirement
Lovick (D-44) H.CR&J OPPOSE
SB 5016 Authorizing armed animal control officers
Van De Wege S.L&J SUPPORT
SB 5027 Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18
Frockt (D-46) S.L&J OPPOSE
SB 5050 Body armor use in a crime
O’Ban (R-28) S.L&J NEUTRAL
SB 5061 Undetectable and untraceable firearms
Dhingra (D-45) S.L&J OPPOSE
SB 5062 High capacity magazine ban
Kuderer (D-48) S.L&J OPPOSE
SB 5072 Extreme risk protection orders
O’Ban (R-28) S.L&J NEUTRAL
SB 5099 Target shooting on DNR land
Sheldon (D-35) S.Ag SUPPORT
SB 5143 Seizing firearms/DV incidents
Dhingra (D-45) S.L&J OPPOSE
SB 5150 College safety/officers weapons
Wilson (R-17) S.HiEd SUPPORT
SB 5172 Firearm training/gun bill sponsors
Fortunato (R-39) S.StGovSUPPORT
SB 5174 Training for CPL issue
Palumbo (D-1) S.L&J OPPOSE
SB 5181 Firearm possession/mental health
Kuderer (D-48) S.L&J OPPOSE
SB 5205 Firearm possession/incompetent for trial
Dhingra (D-45) S.L&J OPPOSE
SB 5434 New gun free zones
Wilson (D-30) S.L&J OPPOSE

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 “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

21 Jan Senate Law & Justice Committee John A. Cherberg Bldg
10:00 a.m. SBs 5061, 5062, 5143, 5174
22 Jan House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee, John L. Bldg
10:00a.m HBs 1024, 1068, 1203, 1225
24 Jan Senate Agriculture Committee, John A. Cherberg Bldg.
1:30 p.m. SB 5099

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!!!

1-800-562-6000 TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).

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.

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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.”

Article 1, Section 24
Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-3

Legislative Update from Olympia

28 January 2019

Last week (and this week) are crazy ones for me.  I was out of town all last week – and my laptop crashed, preventing me from transmitting GP 2019-2 by e-mail until Tuesday.  I’m back on the road this week, hopefully without temperamental computers, this one for the annual meeting of the Florida Sport Shooting Assn, of which I am vice president.  Hopefully no more travel… until the final week of the session (when my wife wants to visit family in Europe for the last week of the session AND the annual NRA convention and meetings go down in Phoenix!  At that point it will be too late anyway!).

HEARINGS ON TVWASHINGTON

NEW GUN BILLS FILED

ACTION ON BILLS

PUBLIC  HEARINGS SCHEDULED

MY TRAVEL SCHEDULE

If watching the hearings in Olympia didn’t bring the message home, in today’s world, feelings and emotions beat facts and logic every time.  The one with the most emotional testimony wins.  I’ve been watching that for 24 years.  The link below goes to last Monday’s Senate Law & Justice hearing:  Senate Law & Justice hearing, Monday, 21 January:  https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2019011158

I know that everyone reading this message knows the difference between a democracy and a republic, but in case it slipped your mind…  A democracy is mob rule: the issue or the side  with the most votes wins.  Five wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.  A republic is governed by a constitution which places limits on the democracy,  (i.e. the lamb has an AR-15.)  There are certain things where a simple democratic majority does NOT win.

Theoretically the Second Amendment and Article 1, Section 24 of the state constitution guarantees the right to keep and bear arms, no matter what the democratic legislature votes.  “Shall not be infringed.” (2A)  “Shall not be impaired.” (1/24)  That seems pretty clear, but many legislators are constitutionally illiterate.  Read the dictionary definitions of “infringed” and “impaired.”

That’s where the Supreme Court (federal and state) step in to ensure the constitution is followed.  Sometimes.

Is a 10-round magazine limit an infringement?  An impairment?  Try SEVEN rounds under current New York State law.  Or FIVE, as is being proposed in Oregon right now.  (I can see the look on all you smug revolver shooters’ faces.)

Only four new gun bills were filed last week, all in the House.  HB 1319, by Rep. Sharon Wylie (D-49), prohibits firearms at all public meetings of a city, county or other governing body.  HB 1346 by Rep.  Gerry Pollett (D-46), would ban the transfer of any lead-based or lead core ammunition to anyone under the age of 21 – there go your junior rifle programs (all to prevent lead contamination and protect the chilluns, of course).  HB 1374 by Rep. Macri (D-43), repeals state preemption in its entirety.—stand by for every city to enact a multitude of gun laws including restrictions on where and when you can carry firearms – with or without a CPL.  The cities have been fighting this since it passed 30+ years ago.  Good luck making it from one corner of the state to another without violating SOMEONE’s gun law. And HB 1381 BY Rep. Mike Pellicciotti (D-3), which prohibits the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs – drones) to deliver contraband to anyone in lawful detention – from guns to drugs to cellphones to anything they declare as contraband.

Several bills passed out of their original policy committee, generally with amended versions (substitutes) offered, and now sit in their respective Rules committees, awaiting a pull to the chamber floor for a full floor vote.  These include:  HB 1010 (destruction of forfeited firearms), SB 5027 (extreme risk protection orders – substitute passed), SB 5061 (undetectable firearms – substitute passed), SB 5062 (high capacity magazine ban – substitute passed), SB 5143 (firearm seizure in DV cases – substitute passed) and SB 5174 (CPL training requirement – substitute passed that allows NRA or similar courses to qualify).  These bills all now await a floor vote.

Public hearings are also scheduled for several bills.  The House Civil Rights & Justice Committee will conduct public hearings on HB 1315 (CPL training) on 29 January at 10:00 a.m. and on HBs 1319 (open carry/public meetings) and 1346 (lead ammo ban) on February 1st at 10:00 a,m.  Senate Higher Ed will conduct a public hearing on SB 5150 (college safety officers) at 1:30 p.m. on 31 January.  Senate Law & Justice will hear SBs 5181 (firearm possession/mental health) and 5205 (incompetent to stand trial) at 10:00 a.m. on 29 January.

Action has yet to be taken on several more bills that have already had public hearings.  Their time will come!  It frequently means there is back-room negotiating going on to amend the bills after testimony.

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB 1010  Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP

Senn (D-41)

H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1022    Prohibiting handgun sale data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1024    Prohibiting gun owner data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1038    Authorizing armed school personnel

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1068    High capacity magazine ban

Valdez (D-46)    H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1073    Undetectable and/or untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-46)    H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB  1097    Repeals firearm confidentiality waivers

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB  1098    Repeals penalties/unsafe storage of firearms   Walsh (R-19)   H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1203    Reporting lost or stolen firearms

Doglio (D-22)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1286

Assault weapon ban

Peterson (D-21)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1315    CPL training requirement

Lovick (D-44)  H.CR&7J  OPPOSE

HB 1319

Open carry prohibited at public meetings

Wylie (D-49)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1346

Lead ammo ban for “youth”

Pollett (D-46)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1374

Repeals state preemption of gun laws

Macri (D-43)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1381

Use of UAVs to deliver contraband

Pellicciotti (D-30)  H.PunSaf  NEUTRAL

SB 5016    Authorizing armed animal control officers

Van De WegeS.L&J  SUPPORT

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18

Frockt (D-46)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5050    Body armor use in a crime

O’Ban  (R-28)   S.L&J  NEUTRAL

SSB 5061  Undetectable and untraceable firearms

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SSB 5062  High capacity magazine ban

Kuderer D-48)   S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5072    Extreme risk protection orders

O’Ban (R-28)    S.L&J  NEUTRAL

SB  5099    Target shooting on DNR land

Sheldon (D-35)  S.Ag   SUPPORT

SSB 5143  Seizing firearms/DV incidents

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules   OPPOSE

SB 5150    College safety/officers weapons

Wilson (R-17)  S.HiEd   SUPPORT

SB 5172    Firearm training/gun bill sponsors

Fortunato (R-39) S.StGovSUPPORT

SSB 5174  Training for CPL issue

Palumbo (D-1)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  S.L&J  OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  S.L&J    OPPOSE

SB 5340

Assault weapons ban

Kuderer (D-48)  S. L&J  OPPOSE

SB 5434    New gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  S.L&J    OPPOSE

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

29 Jan

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee   John L. O’Brien Bldg

10:00 a.m.  HB 1315

29 Jan

Senate Law & Justice

John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00 a.m.   SBs 5181 and 5205

31 Jan

Senate Higher Ed Committee    John A. Cherberg Bldg

1:30 p.m.   SB 5150

1 Feb

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee   John L. O’Brien Bldg

10:00 a.m.    HBs 1319 and 1346

21 Jan

Senate Law & Justice Committee   John A. CherbergBldg

10:00 a.m.

SBs 5061, 5062, 5143, 5174

22 Jan

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee, John L. Bldg

10:00a.mHBs 1024, 1068, 1203, 1225

24 Jan

Senate Agriculture Committee, John A. Cherberg Bldg.

1:30 p.m.    SB 5099

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).

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.

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23-24 February

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30-31 March

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

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2019-4Legislative Update from Olympia

1 February 2019

E-MAIL SCAM

NEW BILLS FILED

PUBLIC HEARINGS CONDUCTED

BILLS PASS COMMITTEE

PUBLIC HEARINGS NEXT WEEK

EMBOLDENED ANTI-GUN METALITY

SOME COUNTIES REJECT 1639 ENFORCEMENTWell, you’re going to love this.  I have been using the “Bills by Topic” page to track firearm billsfor 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’ll be working the weekend to update this.What appears below is correct… as far as it goes.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’s a scam  Do not open the “voucher” attached to the message.  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’s 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.Again, each of these in and of itself doesn’t sound that extreme.  But it DOES act to impose another hurdle to exercise of what should be a near absolute right, and discourage gun ownershipand/or carry. 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 intheir 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 “search” box.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 fiscalaction.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).(Note that all public hearings carry the annotation “subject to change.”  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’t yet been scheduled for a public hearing, it’s still early days.  We’re only three weeks into the 2019 session.  They’re still filing dozens of bills every day.  They have until 22 February to pass original bills out of committee.  That’s three more weeks in which a lot of damage can be done.)They’re getting bolder.  In line 5 of RCW 9.41.070 (CPL law), current law clearly states – and has for several decades – “the applicant’s constitutional right to bear arms shall not be denied, unless…”   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’s other 11 co-sponsors don’t 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.
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’m not going to name the counties, suffice it to say they’re 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.BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:SHB 1010  Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP

Senn (D-41)

H.Rules  OPPOSEHB 1022    Prohibiting handgun sale data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORTHB 1024    Prohibiting gun owner data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORTHB 1038    Authorizing armed school personnel

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORTHB 1068    High capacity magazine ban

Valdez (D-46)    H.Rules  OPPOSEHB 1073    Undetectable and/or untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-46)    H.CR&J  OPPOSEHB  1097    Repeals firearm confidentiality waivers

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORTHB  1098    Repeals penalties/unsafe storage of firearms   Walsh (R-19)   H.CR&J  SUPPORTHB 1203    Reporting lost or stolen firearms

Doglio (D-22)  H.CR&J  OPPOSEHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  H.Rules  OPPOSEHB 1286

Assault weapon ban

Peterson (D-21)  H.CR&J  OPPOSEHB 1315

CPL training requirement

Lovick (D-44)  H.CR&J  OPPOSEHB 1319

Open carry prohibited at public meetings

Wylie (D-49)  H.CR&J  OPPOSEHB 1346

Lead ammo ban for “youth”

Pollett (D-46)  H.CR&J  OPPOSEHB 1374

Repeals state preemption of gun laws

Macri (D-43)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE
HB 1381

Use of UAVs to deliver contraband

Pellicciotti (D-30)  H.PubSaf  NEUTRALHB 1439

Permission to carry in a private residence

Doglio (D-22)  H.CR&J   OPPOSEHB 1464

WSP background checks for CPLs

Goodman (D-45)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE HB  1649

Exempts CPL holders from b/g checks

Sutherland (R-39)  H.CR&J  SUPPORTHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  H.CR&J  OPPOSEHB 1786

Seizure of firearms under protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  H.CR&J  OPPOSESB 5016    Authorizing armed animal control officers

Van De WegeS.L&J  SUPPORTSSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18

Frockt (D-46)  S.Rules  OPPOSESB 5050    Body armor use in a crime

O’Ban  (R-28)   S.L&J  NEUTRALSSB 5061  Undetectable and untraceable firearms

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules  OPPOSESSB 5062  High capacity magazine ban

Kuderer D-48)   S.Rules  OPPOSESB 5072    Extreme risk protection orders

O’B    an (R-28)    S.L&J  NEUTRALSB  5099    Target shooting on DNR land

Sheldon (D-35)  S.Ag   SUPPORTSSB 5143  Seizing firearms/DV incidents

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules   OPPOSESB 5150    College safety/officers weapons

Wilson (R-17)  S.HiEd   SUPPORTSB 5172    Firearm training/gun bill sponsors

Fortunato (R-39) S.StGovSUPPORTSSB 5174  Training for CPL issue

Palumbo (D-1)  S.Rules  OPPOSESB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  S.W&M   OPPOSESB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules    OPPOSE
SB 5340

Assault weapons ban

Kuderer (D-48)  S. L&J  OPPOSESB 5434    New gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  S.L&J    OPPOSEHB = 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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).HEARINGS SCHEDULED:5 Feb

House Public Safety Committee    John L. Obrien Bldg3:30 p.m.   HB 13818 Feb

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee10:00 a.m.   HB 1786LEGISLATIVE 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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993OTHER 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).
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.GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest inprotecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at "[email protected]" withthe words "Unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.  I will remove your name immediately.  Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists.  If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list's admin to unsubscribe. Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

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23-24 February

Puyallup

30-31 March

"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 corporationsto organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington  Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-5

Legislative Update from Olympia

8 February 2019

NEW BILLS FILED

BILLS PASS OUT OF COMMITTEE

MORE COUNTY SHERIFFS QUESTION 1639 CONSTITUTIONALITY

PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED

HB 1934, by Rep. Michelle Caldier (R-25), allows deployed or certain other military members – active, reserve or National Guard – to renew their CPL either on-line or by mail… FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR ONLY.  HB 1949, by Rep. Drew Hansen (D-23), would authorize a study to determine if a single firearm background check system would benefit the state.  One I missed last week is SB 5508, “clarifying” the role of the WSP in conducting CPL background checks.  It is the counterpart (duplicate) bill to HB 1464.  CPL background checks are currently conducted by county sheriffs or city police.  While there may be advantages of uniformity and/or efficiency to a state agency doing the checks, it also removes the process from accountability to the voters (by an elected sheriff).  Until we learn more, oppose.

House Bills 1068 (magazine ban) and 1225 (firearms/domestic violence) were passed out of House Civil Rights and Judiciary with substitutes (amended bills) and now sit in House Rules awaiting a floor vote. A substitute for HB 1739 was passed.  HB 1739 is in Rules.

You will see bills stacking up in the respective Rules Committees awaiting a pull to the floor for passage.  This is not uncommon early in the session when the focus is on getting bills out of their policy committee.  Something else to keep in mind: the committee chair has total control over which bills receive public hearings, and which bills get a vote to pass committee.  As a general rule, if a committee chair wants to block a bill, it’s effectively blocked.

(Regarding HB 1346, the lead ammo ban to protect “youth” 21 and under, maybe we should raise the voting age back to 21 as well.  If 18-20 years olds can’t safely handle lead ammo, they can’t safely vote, either.)

The number of county sheriffs who have expressed reservations about the constitutionality or enforceability of I-1639 is rising while a TNT editorial advises them to hold their horses (and enforce the law).  Unfortunately it remains the law – unless the current federal lawsuit ot another suit succeeds in overturning all or part of it.  But that will take months.  I’ve noticed some states with the initiative process require a 60% “yes” vote for passage.  Too bad Washington is not one of them.  Not that a fundamental, enumerated right should be subject to any public vote, anyway.  And I thought the “I was only following orders/the law” defense went out with Nuremberg?  Or could it be that, with the asaault weapon and magazine ban bills filed AFTER passage of I-1639, maybe the powers that be question the constitutionality of the initiative as well?

Public hearings have been scheduled for four bills next week.  Senate Law & Justice will hear SBs 5434 (expanded gun free zones) and 5508 (WSP background checks) at 10:00 a.m. on February 11th.  House Civil Rights and Judiciary will hear HB 1530 (expanded gun free zones) at 08:00 a.m. on February 13th and HB 1465 (repeal delivery of handgun on CPL) at 10:00 a.m. on February 15th.

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB 1010  Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP

Senn (D-41)

H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1022    Prohibiting handgun sale data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1024    Prohibiting gun owner data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1038    Authorizing armed school personnel

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORT

SHB 1068    High capacity magazine ban

Valdez (D-46)    H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1073    Undetectable and/or untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-46)    H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB  1097    Repeals firearm confidentiality waivers

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB  1098    Repeals penalties/unsafe storage of firearms   Walsh (R-19)   H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1203    Reporting lost or stolen firearms

Doglio (D-22)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1286

Assault weapon ban

Peterson (D-21)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1315

CPL training requirement

Lovick (D-44)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1319

Open carry prohibited at public meetings

Wylie (D-49)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1346

Lead ammo ban for “youth”

Pollett (D-46)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1374

Repeals state preemption of gun laws

Macri (D-43)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1381

Use of UAVs to deliver contraband

Pellicciotti (D-30)  H.PubSaf  NEUTRAL

HB 1439

Permission to carry in a private residence

Doglio (D-22)  H.CR&J   OPPOSE

HB 1464

WSP background checks for CPLs

Goodman (D-45)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1530

New/expanded gun free zones

Davis (D-32)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1541

Expands list of probibited persons

Jinkins (D-27)  H.CR&JH  OPPOSE

HB  1649

Exempts CPL holders from b/g checks

Sutherland (R-39)  H.CR&J  SUPPORT

SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  H.RULES OPPOSE

HB 1763

Active shooters & armed school personnel

Young (R-26)  H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1855

Intervention programs/juveniles in possession   Orwall (D-31) H.HS/EL  NEUTRAL

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members  Caldier (R-25)  H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  H.CR&J  NEUTRAL

SB 5016    Authorizing armed animal control officers

Van De WegeS.L&J  SUPPORT

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18

Frockt (D-46)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5050    Body armor use in a crime

O’Ban  (R-28)   S.L&J  NEUTRAL

SSB 5061  Undetectable and untraceable firearms

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SSB 5062  High capacity magazine ban

Kuderer D-48)   S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5072    Extreme risk protection orders

O’B    an (R-28)    S.L&J  NEUTRAL

SB  5099    Target shooting on DNR land

Sheldon (D-35)  S.Ag   SUPPORT

SSB 5143  Seizing firearms/DV incidents

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules   OPPOSE

SB 5150    College safety/officers weapons

Wilson (R-17)  S.HiEd   SUPPORT

SB 5172    Firearm training/gun bill sponsors

Fortunato (R-39) S.StGovSUPPORT

SSB 5174  Training for CPL issue

Palumbo (D-1)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  S.W&M   OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules    OPPOSE

SB 5340

Assault weapons ban

Kuderer (D-48)  S. L&J  OPPOSE

SB 5434    New/expanded gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  S.L&J    OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  S.L&J  OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives

Zeiger (R-25)  S.L&J  SUPPORT

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

11 Feb

Senate Law & Justice Committee   John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00 a.m.

SBs 5434  (gun free zones), 5508 (WSP background checks)

13 Feb

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee   John L. O’Brien Bldg

08:00 a.m.

HB 1530  (expanded gun free zones)

15 Feb

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee   John L. O’Brien Bldg

10:00 a.m.

HB 1465  (del. of handgun w/CPL)

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).

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.

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23-24 February

Puyallup

30-31 March

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-6

Legislative Update from Olympia

15 February 2019

GOVERNOR AND AG SAY I-639 WILL BE ENFORCED

NEW BILLS FILED

BILLS PASS OUT OF COMMITTEE

POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF NEXT FRIDAY

PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED

In a press conference Thursday, both Governor Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson said I-1639 WILL be enforced by Washington law enforcement officials.  I wonder if they’ve ever heard of civil disobedience?

There were no new gun bills filed this week.

A few bills passed out of committee this week.  HB 1381 (UAVs/contraband) and SB 5150 (college safety officers) apparently were amended and passed out of committee (final results not posted at this time).  Presumably both are in their respective Rules Committees.

As a general (procedural) rule, bills must pass out of their first policy committee by next Friday (22 Feb) or be considered dead for the session.  Because bills with major fiscal impact usually go to a fiscal committee, that cut-off date is a week later.  In most cases, the cut-off rule holds, but exceptions can be made, and bills revived.  No bill is truly dead until the end of the session.

Executive session (committee votes) will be held on several bills next week, given the Friday committee cut-off.

Public hearings are scheduled next week for several bills.  HBs 1934  (military CPL renewal) and 1949 (firearm background checks)  will be heard in House Civil Rights and Judiciary on February 19th.  SB 5782 (knives) will be heard in Senate Law & Justice on February 18th.  SB 5016 (arming animal control officers) will be heard in Senate Law & Justice on February 19th.  SB 5181 (firearms/mental health) will be heard in Senate Ways & Means on February 19th as well.

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB 1010  Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP

Senn (D-41)

H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1022    Prohibiting handgun sale data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1024    Prohibiting gun owner data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1038    Authorizing armed school personnel

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORT

SHB 1068    High capacity magazine ban

Valdez (D-46)    H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1073    Undetectable and/or untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-46)    H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB  1097    Repeals firearm confidentiality waivers

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB  1098    Repeals penalties/unsafe storage of firearms   Walsh (R-19)   H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1203    Reporting lost or stolen firearms

Doglio (D-22)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1286

Assault weapon ban

Peterson (D-21)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1315

CPL training requirement

Lovick (D-44)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1319

Open carry prohibited at public meetings

Wylie (D-49)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1346

Lead ammo ban for “youth”

Pollett (D-46)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1374

Repeals state preemption of gun laws

Macri (D-43)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1381

Use of UAVs to deliver contraband

Pellicciotti (D-30)  H.Rules NEUTRAL

HB 1439

Permission to carry in a private residence

Doglio (D-22)  H.CR&J   OPPOSE

HB 1464

WSP background checks for CPLs

Goodman (D-45)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1530

New/expanded gun free zones

Davis (D-32)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1541

Expands list of probibited persons

Jinkins (D-27)  H.CR&JH  OPPOSE

HB  1649

Exempts CPL holders from b/g checks

Sutherland (R-39)  H.CR&J  SUPPORT

SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  H.RULES OPPOSE

HB 1763

Active shooters & armed school personnel

Young (R-26)  H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1855

Intervention programs/juveniles in possession   Orwall (D-31) H.HS/EL  NEUTRAL

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members  Caldier (R-25)  H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  H.CR&J  NEUTRAL

SB 5016    Authorizing armed animal control officers

Van De WegeS.L&J  SUPPORT

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18

Frockt (D-46)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5050    Body armor use in a crime

O’Ban  (R-28)   S.L&J  NEUTRAL

SSB 5061  Undetectable and untraceable firearms

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SSB 5062  High capacity magazine ban

Kuderer D-48)   S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5072    Extreme risk protection orders

O’B    an (R-28)    S.L&J  NEUTRAL

SB  5099    Target shooting on DNR land

Sheldon (D-35)  S.Ag   SUPPORT

SSB 5143  Seizing firearms/DV incidents

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules   OPPOSE

SB 5150    College safety/officers weapons

Wilson (R-17)  S.Rules   SUPPORT

SB 5172    Firearm training/gun bill sponsors

Fortunato (R-39) S.StGovSUPPORT

SSB 5174  Training for CPL issue

Palumbo (D-1)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  S.W&M   OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules    OPPOSE

SB 5340

Assault weapons ban

Kuderer (D-48)  S. L&J  OPPOSE

SB 5434    New/expanded gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  S.L&J    OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  S.L&J  OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives

Zeiger (R-25)  S.L&J  SUPPORT

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

18 Feb

Senate Law & Justice

John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00 a.m.

SB 5782 (knives)

19 Feb

House Civil Rights & Judiciary

John L. O’Brien Bldg

10:00 a.m.

HBs 1934 (military CPL renewal) and 1949 (firearm background checks)

19 Feb

Senate Ways & Means

John A. Cherberg Bldg

3:30 p.m.

SB 5181 (firearms/mental health)

19 Feb

Senate Law & Justice

John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00 a.m.

SB 5016 (arming animal control officers)

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

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23-24 February

Puyallup

30-31 March

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-7

Legislative Update from Olympia

22 February 2019

NEW BILLS FILED

POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF PASSES

SOME BILLS NOMINALLY DIE

FOCUS SHIFTS TO FLOOR ACTION

HB 2103, by Rep Matt Shea (R-4) effectively rolls back much of I-1639.  The bill was filed just before cut-off, and barring extraordinary action, will go nowhere – this year.  SB 5954, by Sen. Christine Rolfes (D-23), modifies bump-stock buyback procedures.

The week before the committee cut-offs and the final weeks of chamber floor votes are among the most hectic of the session.  Hopefully I haven’t missed anything (I don’t think I have – as one of my drill instructors told me 55 years ago, to err is human, to forgive is divine, neither of which is Marine Corps policy!)

Today was the last day to pass bills out of their original policy committee.  Theoretically, any bills left in committee are dead for the session.  Theoretically.  For the time being, I will carry those bills in their original committee in the Bill Status column.  As this was the last week to pass bills out of their original policy committee, several; bills were voted on and passed out to their respective chamber Rules Committee.  They have until March 3rd to pass the bills out of their original chamber – floor vote (House bills out of the House, Senate Bills out of the Senate).  So most of the action next week will be on the House and Senate floors.

There are currently twenty bills awaiting a floor vote, 8 in the House and 12 in the Senate.  That means about half of the gun bills filed are dying.  It appears that the House Civil Rights & Judiciary and Senate Law & Justice Committee chair elected to split up the more controversial bills, with the House addressing magazine bans, delivery of a handgun for CPL holders and undetectable firearms.  The Senate moved expanded protection orders, also undetectable firearms, more magazine bans, seizure of firearms in DV incidents, mandatory CPL training and expanded gun free zones.  As or if these bills pass their chamber of origin, they move over to the other side for the same process – committee hearings, votes and eventually floor votes.

We still have time to stop bills in multiple locations – floor votes nest week, committee votes and floor votes through mid-April -- provided enough gun owners get in touch with their legislators and scream loud enough. Again, we’re just under half way through the legislative session

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB 1010  Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP

Senn (D-41)

H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1022    Prohibiting handgun sale data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1024    Prohibiting gun owner data base

Walsh (R-19)    H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1038    Authorizing armed school personnel

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORT

SHB 1068    High capacity magazine ban

Valdez (D-46)    H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1073    Undetectable and/or untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-46)    H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB  1097    Repeals firearm confidentiality waivers

Walsh (R-19)

H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB  1098    Repeals penalties/unsafe storage of firearms   Walsh (R-19)   H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1203    Reporting lost or stolen firearms

Doglio (D-22)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1286

Assault weapon ban

Peterson (D-21)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1315

CPL training requirement

Lovick (D-44)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1319

Open carry prohibited at public meetings

Wylie (D-49)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1346

Lead ammo ban for “youth”

Pollett (D-46)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1374

Repeals state preemption of gun laws

Macri (D-43)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1381

Use of UAVs to deliver contraband

Pellicciotti (D-30)  H.Rules NEUTRAL

HB 1439

Permission to carry in a private residence

Doglio (D-22)  H.CR&J   OPPOSE

HB 1464

WSP background checks for CPLs

Goodman (D-45)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1530

New/expanded gun free zones

Davis (D-32)  H.CR&J  OPPOSE

HB 1541

Expands list of probibited persons

Jinkins (D-27)  H.CR&JH  OPPOSE

HB  1649

Exempts CPL holders from b/g checks

Sutherland (R-39)  H.CR&J  SUPPORT

SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  H.RULES OPPOSE

HB 1763

Active shooters & armed school personnel

Young (R-26)  H.CR&J  SUPPORT

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  H.RULES  OPPOSE

HB 1855

Intervention programs/juveniles in possession   Orwall (D-31) H.HS/EL  NEUTRAL

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members  Caldier (R-25)  H.RULES  SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  H.RULES  NEUTRAL

HB 2103

Reversing much of I-1639

Shea (R-4)  H.CR&J  SUPPORT

SB 5016    Authorizing armed animal control officers

Van De Wege S.RULES  SUPPORT

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18

Frockt (D-46)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5050    Body armor use in a crime

O’Ban  (R-28)   S.L&J  NEUTRAL

SSB 5061  Undetectable and untraceable firearms

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SSB 5062  High capacity magazine ban

Kuderer D-48)   S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5072    Extreme risk protection orders

O’Ban (R-28)    S.L&J  NEUTRAL

SB  5099    Target shooting on DNR land

Sheldon (D-35)  S.RULES SUPPORT

SSB 5143  Seizing firearms/DV incidents

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules   OPPOSE

SB 5150    College safety/officers weapons

Wilson (R-17)  S.Rules   SUPPORT

SB 5172    Firearm training/gun bill sponsors

Fortunato (R-39) S.StGovSUPPORT

SSB 5174  Training for CPL issue

Palumbo (D-1)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  S.W&M   OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules    OPPOSE

SB 5340

Assault weapons ban

Kuderer (D-48)  S. L&J  OPPOSE

SB 5434    New/expanded gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  S.RULES  OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  S.RULES OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives

Zeiger (R-25)  S.RULES SUPPORT

SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)  S. RULES  OPPOSE

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

No public hearings scheduled

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).

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.

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Puyallup

30-31 March

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-8

Legislative Update from Olympia

1 March 2019

CHAMBER CUT-OFF 13 MARCH

SHERIFFS’ REVOLUTION SPREADS?

NEW BILL FILED

Correction:  Last week I said the chamber cut-off was March 3rd.  I missed a “1.”  It’s March 13th!  Ten more days to pass bills that threaten the constitution, threaten your wallet, or both!.

20 of 33 county commissions in New Mexico and their sheriffs have publicly stated their opposition to proposed gun legislation, declaring the proposals unenforceable.  Not surprisingly, NM’s Democrat governor has ridiculed the sheriffs.  Apparently it’s not just Washington sheriffs who have decided enough is enough.

Several years ago a number of sheriffs and other law enforcement officers got together and formed the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (cspoa.org).  Their position is that the sheriff is the highest executive authority in any of our 3,000+ counties, and thus constitutionally empowered to override certain federal legislation. This concept has obviously evolved down to state legislation as well.  This will be interesting to follow.

HB 2133, by Rep. Mike Steele (R-12), amends the state explosives act.  The current act prohibits those convicted of violent felonies from working in the business or using explosives.  This bill expands the prohibited list to include all those prohibited of owning firearms (certain misdemeanants, protective or restraining order subjects, etc).  The bill continues the exemption for small arms ammunition and limited reloading supplies, so it has no practical effect unless you are an employee or major explosives user – but the expansion is simply overreach and sets a bad example.

Note that almost all bills in the “support” category died last week.  Don’t take any joy that the “assault weapon ban” bills died -- that issue is tied up with I-1639 in the courts – but note the magazine ban bills ARE still moving.

I’ve listed the bills that died at last week’s committee cut-off as “died.”  Next week I’ll leave them out entirely to reduce clutter and confusion.  But keep in mind we have a two-year legislative biennium – all these bills spring back to life next January.  Or in any special session between now and then.  And the make-up of the legislature remains the same, with solid Democrat majorities in both the House and Senate.  The process is theirs to control.

SB 5954, bump stock buyback funding, passed the Senate unanimously.  The bill allocates $150,000 to fund last year’s unfunded buyback program at $150 per bump stock.

Nine more House bills and 13 Senate bills await a call to their respective chamber floor for a vote.  Bills that pass out of their original chamber go to the second chamber tyo begin the process all over again: policy committee assignment, possible public hearing, a committee vote and then possibly a second chamber vote.  We’re not quite half way through the session, with most of the serious action still ahead.

Next week the floor action will be fast and furious, with several possible evening sessions on the schedule.  Evening, and even weekend, session are always possible.

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB 1010  Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP

Senn (D-41)

H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1022    Prohibiting handgun sale data base

Walsh (R-19)    DIED  SUPPORT

HB 1024    Prohibiting gun owner data base

Walsh (R-19)    DIED  SUPPORT

HB 1038    Authorizing armed school personnel

Walsh (R-19)

DIED  SUPPORT

SHB 1068    High capacity magazine ban

Valdez (D-46)    H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1073    Undetectable and/or untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-46)    DIED  OPPOSE

HB  1097    Repeals firearm confidentiality waivers

Walsh (R-19)

DIED  SUPPORT

HB  1098    Repeals penalties/unsafe storage of firearms   Walsh (R-19)   DIED  SUPPORT

HB 1203    Reporting lost or stolen firearms

Doglio (D-22)  DIED  OPPOSE

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1286

Assault weapon ban

Peterson (D-21)  DIED  OPPOSE

HB 1315

CPL training requirement

Lovick (D-44)  DIED  OPPOSE

HB 1319

Open carry prohibited at public meetings

Wylie (D-49)  DIED  OPPOSE

HB 1346

Lead ammo ban for “youth”

Pollett (D-46)  DIED  OPPOSE

HB 1374

Repeals state preemption of gun laws

Macri (D-43)  DIED  OPPOSE

HB 1381

Use of UAVs to deliver contraband

Pellicciotti (D-30)  H.Rules NEUTRAL

HB 1439

Permission to carry in a private residence

Doglio (D-22)  DIED   OPPOSE

HB 1464

WSP background checks for CPLs

Goodman (D-45)  DIED  OPPOSE

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1530

New/expanded gun free zones

Davis (D-32)  DIED  OPPOSE

HB 1541

Expands list of probibited persons

Jinkins (D-27)  DIED  OPPOSE

HB  1649

Exempts CPL holders from b/g checks

Sutherland (R-39)  DIED  SUPPORT

SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  H.Rules OPPOSE

HB 1763

Active shooters & armed school personnel

Young (R-26)  DIED  SUPPORT

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  H.Rules  OPPOSE

HB 1855

Intervention programs/juveniles in possession   Orwall (D-31) DIED  NEUTRAL

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members  Caldier (R-25)  H.Rules  SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  H.Rules  NEUTRAL

HB 2103

Reversing much of I-1639

Shea (R-4)  DIED  SUPPORT

HB 2124

CPL restricted carry partial repeal

Dufault (R-15)   DIED    SUPPORT

HB 2133

Explosives act/expands prohibited persons   Steele (R-12)  H.Labor  OPPOSE

SB 5016    Authorizing armed animal control officers

Van De Wege S.Rules  SUPPORT

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18

Frockt (D-46)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5050    Body armor use in a crime

O’Ban  (R-28)   DIED  NEUTRAL

SSB 5061  Undetectable and untraceable firearms

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SSB 5062  High capacity magazine ban

Kuderer D-48)   S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5072    Extreme risk protection orders

O’Ban (R-28)    DIED  NEUTRAL

SB  5099    Target shooting on DNR land

Sheldon (D-35)  S.Rules SUPPORT

SSB 5143  Seizing firearms/DV incidents

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules   OPPOSE

SB 5150    College safety/officers weapons

Wilson (R-17)  S.Rules   SUPPORT

SB 5172    Firearm training/gun bill sponsors

Fortunato (R-39) DIED  SUPPORT

SSB 5174  Training for CPL issue

Palumbo (D-1)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules    OPPOSE

SB 5340

Assault weapons ban

Kuderer (D-48)  DIED  OPPOSE

SB 5434    New/expanded gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  S.Rules OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives

Zeiger (R-25)  S.Rules SUPPORT

SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)  PASSED NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

No public hearings scheduled

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

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30-31 March

Monroe

6-7 April

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-9

Legislative Update from Olympia

8 March 2019

CHAMBER CUT-OFF NEXT WEDNESDAY

SHERIFFS, FFLs WARNED

BILLS PASS ORIGINAL CHAMBER

BILL STATUS LIST CULLED

The chamber cut-off is in five days.  Bills that do not pass out of their chamber of origin by 5 p.m. are considered dead.  (Always subject to extraordinary action.)  Of the nearly 50 gun-related bills filed since the session began on 14 January, more than half have died.  There are still just over seven weeks remaining for the 2019 regular legislative session.

Both Governor Inslee and Attorney General Ferguson came out this week warning both county sheriffs and federal firearms licensees to either “enforce I-1639 or face legal jeopardy.”  They’re threatening to sic the State Patrol on violators.  The initiative is still tied up in federal court.  You can read the entire article here: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-ferguson-warn-gun-dealers-to-comply-with-new-firearms-law-or-face-legal-jeopardy/

Several bills have already passed out of their original chamber and gone over to the other side (House bills to the Senate, Senate bills to the House), where the committee hearing process begins again.  Bills that have passed include HBs 1225 (firearms/domestic violence), 1739 (undetectable/untraceable firearms), 1786 (seizure of firearms/protective orders), 1934 (military CPL renewal via mail), 1949 (firearm background checks) and SBs (extreme risk protection orders under 18), 5508 (WSP background check for CPLs), 5782 (spring blade knives) and 5954 (bump stock buyback funding).  I suspect votes on some of the more controversial bills (SSB 5174, HB 1465) are being held off to the Wednesday deadline.  The fact that they passed out of one chamber is no guarantee that they will pass out of the second, but the bills that have passed or will pass have cleared a major hurdle.

Most of the anti-gun bills passed on a straight party line vote, Democrats in favor, Republicans opposed.

SB 5954, funding for the bump stock buyback, passed the Senate and was sent to the House Appropriations Committee where it was immediately pulled to Rules for a House floor vote.  I’m sure there have been a few bills that moved this quickly before, but this is the first gun bill that I have seen move that fast.  The state had no business banning bump stocks, but at least owners will not get stiffed without SOME compensation.

No public hearings have been scheduled at this time for bills that have passed their original chamber, except the SB 5954 exception noted above.

I’ve cleared the Bill Status list of those bills that have died.  At least a few more will die at next Wednesday’s chamber cut-off.

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB 1010  Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP

Senn (D-41)

H.Rules  OPPOSE

SHB 1068    High capacity magazine ban

Valdez (D-46)    H.Rules  OPPOSE

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  PASSED H.  OPPOSE

HB 1381

Use of UAVs to deliver contraband

Pellicciotti (D-30)  H.Rules NEUTRAL

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  H.Rules  OPPOSE

SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  PASSED H. OPPOSE

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  PASSED H.  OPPOSE

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members Caldier (R-25)  PASSED H.  SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  PASSED H.  NEUTRAL

SB 5016    Authorizing armed animal control officers

Van De Wege S.Rules  SUPPORT

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18

Frockt (D-46)  PASSED S. OPPOSE

SSB 5061  Undetectable and untraceable firearms

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SSB 5062  High capacity magazine ban

Kuderer D-48)   S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB  5099    Target shooting on DNR land

Sheldon (D-35)  S.Rules SUPPORT

SSB 5143  Seizing firearms/DV incidents

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules   OPPOSE

SB 5150    College safety/officers weapons

Wilson (R-17)  S.Rules   SUPPORT

SSB 5174  Training for CPL issue

Palumbo (D-1)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  S.Rules    OPPOSE

SB 5434    New/expanded gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  S.Rules  OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  PASSED S. OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives   Zeiger (R-25)  PASSED S. SUPPORT

SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)  PASSED NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

No public hearings scheduled for next week at this time.

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup

30-31 March

Monroe

6-7 April

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

hoo.com

GOAL Post

2019-10

Legislative Update from Olympia

15 March 2019

SB 5954 PASSES LEGISLATURE

CHAMBER CUT-OFF/TURNOVER DAY

BILLS LIVE – BILLS DIE

PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED

In an unusual move, SB 5954 (bump stock buyback funding) passed out of the Senate on 28 February, was fast-tracked through the House on March 11th  where it was amended, so it went back to the Senate, who concurred in the House amendment.  It’s on its way to the Governor.

Of the 23 bills that survived the original chamber policy committee cut-off, only 13 made it through the second cut by passing out of their chamber of origin.  House bills moving to the Senate include HBs 1225 (firearms/DV), 1465 (handgun delivery w/CPL), 1739 (undetectable/untraceable firearms – the Senate version died), 1786 (protective orders/firearms), 1934 (military CPL renewal by mail) and 1949 (single point of contact for background checks).

Senate bills moving to the House include SBs 5027 (underage extreme risk protection orders), 5181 (firearms/Mental health), 5205 (firearms/incompetent for trial), 5434 (new/expanded gun free zones), 5508 (WSP background checks for CPLs) and 5782 (spring-blade knives).  I mentioned SB 5954 above.

Bills that died include HB 1010 (WSP destruction of forfeited firearms), 1068 (high capacity magazine ban), 1381 (UAVs/contraband delivery), 5016 (arming animal control officers), 5061 (undetectable/untraceable firearms), 5062 (high capacity magazine ban), 5099 (target shooting on DNR land), 5143 (firearms/DV incidents). 5150 (college safety officers/weapons) and 5174 (CPL training).

Note BOTH “high capacity magazine” bills (HB 1068, SSB 5062) died, as did the mandatory training requirement for a CPL (SSB 5174).

There is a public hearing scheduled for HB 1949 (single POC for background checks) in Senate Law & Justice at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 18 March.  Public hearings scheduled for SB 5508  (WSP background check) in House Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19.  For SB 5181 (firearms/mental health) in House Civil Rights & Judiciary at 9 a.m. on March 20.  For SB 5782 (spring assisted knives) in House Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10 a.m. on March 22.

If you are tracking a specific bill, you might want to check the bill’s page on “Bill Information” to ensure a hearing was not added later.

(I added a note below in “Other data.”  The same bill information page for each bill that tells you where/how to get copies of bills and bill reports also mentions public hearings are available on TV Washington, both live and archived.  Links to airings are available at the very bottom of the bill page – no need to search the archives.)

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB 1010  Disposition of forfeited firearms by WSP

Senn (D-41)

DIED  OPPOSE

SHB 1068    High capacity magazine ban

Valdez (D-46)    DIED  OPPOSE

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  PASSED H.  OPPOSE

HB 1381

Use of UAVs to deliver contraband

Pellicciotti (D-30)  DIED NEUTRAL

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  PASSED H. OPPOSE

SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  PASSED H. OPPOSE

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  PASSED H.  OPPOSE

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members Caldier (R-25)  PASSED H.  SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  PASSED H.  NEUTRAL

SB 5016    Authorizing armed animal control officers

Van De Wege DIED  SUPPORT

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18   Frockt (D-46)  PASSED S. OPPOSE

SSB 5061  Undetectable and untraceable firearms

Dhingra (D-45)  DIED  OPPOSE

SSB 5062  High capacity magazine ban

Kuderer D-48)   DIED  OPPOSE

SB  5099    Target shooting on DNR land

Sheldon (D-35)  DIED   SUPPORT

SSB 5143  Seizing firearms/DV incidents

Dhingra (D-45)  DIED   OPPOSE

SB 5150    College safety/officers weapons

Wilson (R-17)  DIED   SUPPORT

SSB 5174  Training for CPL issue

Palumbo (D-1)  DIED  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  PASSED S. OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  PASSED S. OPPOSE

SB 5434    New/expanded gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  PASSED S.  OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  PASSED S. OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives   Zeiger (R-25)  PASSED S. SUPPORT

SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)  PASSED S/H/S.  NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

18 Mar

Senate Law & Justice

John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00 a.m.

HB 1949

19 Mar

House Civil Rights & Judiciary

John L. O’Brien Bldg

10:00 a.m.

SB 5508

20 Mar

House Civil Rights & Judiciary

John L. Obrien Bldg

9:00 a.m.

SB 5181

22 Mar

House Civil Rights & Judiciary

John L. O’Brien Bldg

10:00 a.m.

SB 5782

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).  Scheduled/available videos are listed at the bottom of the page for each bill.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at "[email protected]" with the words "Unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.  I will remove your name immediately.  Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists.  If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list's admin to unsubscribe.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup

30-31 March

Monroe

6-7 April

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-11

Legislative Update from Olympia

22 March 2019

GOV SIGNS BUMP STOCK BUYBACK FUNDING

AWAITING COMMITTEE ACTION ON BILLS HEARD THIS WEEK

PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK

SECOND POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF

Starting the second half of the 201`9 legislative session.  And I think it’s time for a pep talk.  We dodged a major bullet last week when SSB 5174 (CPL training) failed to get a vote.  That was no coincidence.  They do a nose count before major votes, and if the votes aren’t there, they don’t bring it up for a vote.  Should a bill as extreme as SSB 5174 become law, it would strike a major blow to the CPL program.

There are just over 600,000 CPL holders in Washington. Imagine if, the next time this comes up (there WILL be a next time), imagine if we could get just 1% of CPL holders to show up in Olympia to protest the bill (and other gun control bills).  That would be more than 6,000 protestors.  Guaranteed that would get their attention.  But the other side is relying on gun owner apathy, whether it’s in Olympia or on election day.

As a 20-year registered lobbyist, I can assure you – lobbyists can’t carry all the load.  Lobbyists are there to speak for you, but they need to be backed up.  By vocal gun owners.  I’ve seen it first hand in my time in Olympia.  Hopefully many of you sent letters to your legislators two weeks ago, after the GOAL Alert on 5174 was published.  And NRA and other gun rights group members sent communications.  That’s what influences legislators.  It’s called “grassroots lobbying.”  And it works.

Washington has historically been a pro-gun state – provided the large number of gun owners (and their family members) speak out – and vote.  Our shall-issue CPL program passed in 1961 was a model for the country.  As was the landmark “state firearms reemption” law we passed more than 30 years ago.  It’s up to each of you – individually.

Pep talk over.

On 14 March, Governor Inslee signed into law SB 5954, the bill that funds the bump stock buyback program.  I believe SB 5954 is both unconstitutional and unnecessary.  But it’s the law.  At least those who choose to turn in their previously legal bump stocks will receive some compensation -- $150.  Limit of five per customer and sufficient funds allocated for 1,000 bump stocks buybacks.  Better hurry!  The funding is available immediately (or when the WSP is ready to cut checks).

Public hearings held on four bills this past week, HB 1949 (firearm background checks), and SBs

5508 (WSP background check for CPL), 5181 firearm possession/mental health)    5782 (assisted knives)…   Awaiting executive action (committee vote, most votes scheduled for next week)  HB 1949 (firearm background checks) passed out of the Senate Law & Justice Committee and sits in Senate Rules awaiting a pull to the floor for a final/floor vote.

Five public hearings are scheduled for next week, most in Senate Law & Justice.  HBs  1465 (delivery of handgun with CPL) and 1786 (firearms/protective orders) will be heard in Senate Law & Justice at 10:00 a.m. on 25 March.  HB 1739 (untraceable/undetectable firearms) at 10:00 a.m. on 26 March.  And HB  1934 (CPL renewal for deployed military members) at 10:00 a.m. on 28 March.  House Civil Rights & Judiciary will hear SB 5027 (under age 18 extreme risk protective orders) at 10:00 a.m. on March 26th.  At this time no action has been scheduled on SHB 1225 (firearms/domestic violence) and SSB 5434 (gun free zones) but there is plenty of time in the 12 days before the next cut-off.

The next cut-off facing us is the second chamber policy committee cut-off on April 3rd.  All House bills must be out of Senate Law & Justice and all Senate bills must be out of House Civil Rights & Judiciary.

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  S. L&J  OPPOSE

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  S. L&J  OPPOSE

SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  S. L&J . OPPOSE

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  S. L&J   OPPOSE

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members Caldier (R-25)  S. L&J   SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  S.Rules  NEUTRAL

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18   Frockt (D-46)  H. CR&J  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  H. CR&J  OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  H. CR&J  OPPOSE

SB 5434    New/expanded gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  H. CR&J   OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  H. CR&J  OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives   Zeiger (R-25)  H. CR&J  SUPPORT

SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)   To Governor  NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

25 Mar

Senate Law & Justice

John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00 a.m.

HB 1465, 1786

26 Mar

House Civil Rights & Judiciary

John L. O’Brien Bldg

10:00 a.m.

SB 5027

26 Mar

Senate Law & Justice

John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00 a.m.

HB 1739

28 Mar

Senate Law & Justice

John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00 a.m.

HB 1934

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).  Scheduled/available videos are listed at the bottom of the page for each bill.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at "[email protected]" with the words "Unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.  I will remove your name immediately.  Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists.  If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list's admin to unsubscribe.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup

30-31 March

Monroe

6-7 April

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-12

Legislative Update from Olympia

29 March 2019

BILLS MOVE OUT OF COMMITTEE

BILLS STILL AWAITING COMMITTEE ACTION

SECOND POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF NEXT WEDNESDAY

Side note:  according to various news reports, around 2,000 individuals attended a “Defend the 2nd” rally conducted at the state capitol building in Salem, Oregon last Saturday.  It appears Washington and Oregon are in a race to see who can pass the most restrictive gun control laws this year.  2,000 is by no means perfect, or even fully representative of Oregon gun owners, but it was a respectable turn-out.

Several bills moved out of committee to House or Senate Rules this week.  HBs 1465 (pistol delivery), 1739 (undetectable/untraceable firearms), 1786 (firearms/protective orders) and SB 5508 (WSP CPL background checks).

A few bills are still awaiting policy committee votes, before end of business on 3 April.  They are HB 1934 (military mail-in CPL renewal), SSB 5027 (extreme risk protection orders under 18), SB 5205 (firearms/incompetence) and SB 5782 (assisted opening knives).

Only one public hearing is scheduled for next week:  HB 1225 (firearms/domestic violence), in Senate Law & Justice on committee cut-off day!

The next cut-off facing us is the second chamber policy committee cut-off next Wednesday, April 3rd.  All House bills must be out of Senate Law & Justice and all Senate bills must be out of House Civil Rights & Judiciary. As you will see, several gun bills are still awaiting an executive vote out of committee by the 3rd.

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  S. L&J  OPPOSE

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  S. RULES  OPPOSE

SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  S. RULES OPPOSE

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  S. RULES  OPPOSE

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members Caldier (R-25)  S. L&J   SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  S. RULES  NEUTRAL

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18   Frockt (D-46)  H. CR&J  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  H. APROP  OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  H. CR&J  OPPOSE

SB 5434    New/expanded gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  H. CR&J   OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  H. RULES  OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives   Zeiger (R-25)  H. CR&J  SUPPORT

SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)   GOV. SIGNED  NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARING SCHEDULED:

3 Apr

Senate Law & Justice

John A. Cherberg Bldg

10:00 a.m.

HB 1225

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).  Scheduled/available videos are listed at the bottom of the page for each bill.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at "[email protected]" with the words "Unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.  I will remove your name immediately.  Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists.  If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list's admin to unsubscribe.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup

30-31 March

Monroe

6-7 April

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-13
Legislative Update from Olympia

5 April 2019

POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF; BILLS MOVE, BILLS DIE
ACTION SHIFTS ONCE AGAIN TO CHAMBER FLOORS
17 APRIL CHAMBER CUT-OFF, 28 APRIL SINE DIE

The legislature is moving into the final leg of its 105 day/15 week regular session.  Just over three weeks left.  The primary focus of the long session in odd-numbered years is supposed to be development and adoption of the biennial budget, Whether a budget agreement will be reached or a special session will be called is hard to say right now.  Both the House and Senate have passed budget bills, but the bills are $750 MILLION apart – in new spending only!  The overall biennial budget runs over $52 BILLION.  Now to guns…
The second chamber policy committee cut-off occurred two days ago.  A few more gun bills died, others moved forward.  Unless there is a dispute between the House and Senate versions of a bill, it must clear the legislature with a floor vote by April 17th.  Bills in dispute have until the last day, 28 April.
SB 5434 (expanded gun free zones) died in House Civil Right & Judiciary.  
SBs 5027 (extreme risk protection order, under 18) and 5508 (WSP background checks for CPLs) both passed the Senate with amendments.  Both now go to a concurrence vote or a conference committee.  
HB 1949 (single POC/firearm background checks) passed out of the Senate.  It, too goes to a concurrence vote or a conference committee.
SBs 5205 and 5782 are in House Rules awaiting a floor vote.
SB 5181 still sits in House Appropriations awaiting a committee vote.
Both HBs 1225 and 1934 passed out of committee and sit in Senate Rules awaiting a floor vote.

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  S. RULES OPPOSE
HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  S. RULES  OPPOSE
SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  S. RULES OPPOSE
HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  S. RULES  OPPOSE
HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members Caldier (R-25)  S. RULES  SUPPORT
HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  S. PASSED  NEUTRAL

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18   Frockt (D-46)  H. PASSED  OPPOSE
SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  H. APROP  OPPOSE
SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  H. RULES  OPPOSE
SB 5434    New/expanded gun free zones

Wilson (D-30)  DIED  OPPOSE
SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  H. PASSED  OPPOSE
SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives   Zeiger (R-25)  H. RULES  SUPPORT
SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)   GOV. SIGNED  NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARING SCHEDULED:
None.

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).  Scheduled/available videos are listed at the bottom of the page for each bill.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at "[email protected]" with the words "Unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.  I will remove your name immediately.  Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists.  If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list's admin to unsubscribe.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Monroe

6-7 April

Puyallup

27-28 April

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-14

Legislative Update from Olympia

12April 2019

BILLS PASS SECOND CHAMBER

CONFERERNCE COMMITTEE FOR MOST

CHAMBER CUT-OFF NEXT WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL

The House passed SBs 5181 (firearms/mental health) and 5205 (firearms/incompetence, both with amendments.  The Senate passed HB 1225 (firearms/domestic violence) with amendments.  All three bills await a concurrence vote (for the amendment) or go to a conference committee to iron out differences, where SB 5508 CPL background checks) still sits..  HB 1949 (firearm background checks) is on its way to the Governor.  HBs 1465 (handgun delivery), 1739 (undetectable/untraceable firearms), 1786 (firearms/protective orders) and 1934 (military CPL renewal) and SB 5782 (spring blade knives) still await a floor vote.  All five bills are on their chamber floor calendar, so a vote is possible in the next few days..

Next Wednesday is the second chamber cut-off.  Bills that have not passed out of their second chamber (i.e. still in Rules committee awaiting a vote) die at 5 p.m.  After next Wednesday, the only bills that may be voted on are those awaiting a concurrence vote or a conference committee report.

We’re getting closer, but we’re not there yet.

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB  1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  S. PASSED OPPOSE

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  S. RULES  OPPOSE

SHB  1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  S. RULES OPPOSE

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  S. RULES  OPPOSE

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members Caldier (R-25)  S. RULES  SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  TO GOV.  NEUTRAL

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18   Frockt (D-46)  H. PASSED  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  H. PASSED  OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  H. PASSED  OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  H. PASSED  OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives   Zeiger (R-25)  H. RULES  SUPPORT

SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)   GOV. SIGNED  NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARING SCHEDULED:

None.

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).  Scheduled/available videos are listed at the bottom of the page for each bill.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest in protecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup

27-28 April

Puyallup/Pavilion

1-2 June

"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."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA

GOAL Post

2019-15

Legislative Update from Olympia

19 April 2019

RALLY FOR YOUR RIGHTS

BILLS PASS, ONE DIES

CONCURRENCE VOTES

ONE MORE WEEK

SPECIAL SESSION LOOMS

BUMP STOCK WARNING

LATE DISSEMINATION

ON THE ROAD

A pro-gun “Rally for your Rights” will be held on the Capitol Campus on Saturday, 27 APRIL at12 noon.  A little late in the session, but still an opportunity to show your support.  It IS on a Saturday.  Try to make it and show them the gun lobby is not a paper tiger..

Several bills passed by the end of the second chamber cut-off on Wednesday evening.

House Bills 1465 (handgun delivery), 1739 (undetectable/untraceable firearms), 1786 (firearms/protective orders) and 1934 (military online/mail CPL renewal) all passed out of the Senate.  HB 1934 was rushed off to Governor Inslee for his signature.  The remainder await a concurrence vote or conference committee action because they were amended in the second chamber.  It’s not over yet!

Senate Bill 5782 (assisted-opening knives) died on the House floor without a vote.  What a surprise!

The Senate has concurred in House amendments to HBs 5027 (Extreme risk protection orders, under 18), 5181 (firearms/mental health) and 5205 (firearms/incompetence for trial).  All three are on their way to the governor.

There is one week left for the House and Senate to review difference between passed versions of the bills and kick them to the governor – or they die for the session.  That doesn’t mean they won’t be back next year… or in a week or two in a special session.  The regular legislative session ends at midnight on Sunday, 28 April.It appears the Democrats who control the House and the Democrats who control the Senate can’t agree on how much to raise taxes for the biennium.  This means it is likely we will enter one or more 30-day special sessions until they get it sorted out.  Apparently there is no honor among thieves.  As the saying goes, neither you life nor your wallet are safe as long as the legislature is in session.

An individual with what appears to be a fictitious name, “Yati Arguna,” has sent a Public Records Act request to the State Patrol asking for the names and addresses of everyone who turned in a bump stock for cash compensation.  That’s about 1,000 individuals.  Unless a judge blocks the release (reasonable as a public safety measure), state law requires the names be released.  Who is behind this and where or how the information will be used remains to be seen.  Should one assume that anyone who turned in a bump stock has a Modern Sporting Rifle in their home?

I will likely hold off on posting next week’s GOAL Post until Sunday night (when I’ll be flying back from the NRA annual meeting in Indianapolis) or Monday, when we know for sure what passed and what died.  Recognize that in the event of a special session ALL BILLS from the previous regular session come alive again and may be considered, voted on, and passed.

The week after I’m off for Europe – allegedly.  I’ll be flying on an airline family pass, so it’s “space available” and any movement will depend on empty seats available AND my (very low) seniority number.  I sent my wife to visit family ten days ago, and now I have to go bring her back.  This living alone (not entirely alone, I have a Lab, but she doesn’t talk) isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when you’ve had a wife to spoil you for 50+ years now!

Should a special session be called, it is my intention to continue GOAL Post… all dependent on information being available to me wherever I am.  Historically they don’t use special sessions to drag back gun bills, so unless there’s a major gun incident, we should be safe.  Operative word “should.”

BILL STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

SHB 1225    Firearms/domestic violence

Jinkins (D-27)  S. PASSED OPPOSE

HB 1465

Repeal delivery handgun with CPL

Goodman (D-45)  S. PASSED  OPPOSE

SHB 1739

Undetectable/untraceable firearms

Valdez (D-43)  S. PASSED OPPOSE

HB 1786

Seizure of firearms/re: protective orders

Jinkins (D-27)  S. PASSED  OPPOSE

HB 1934

CPL renewal online/mail military members Caldier (R-25)  S. PASSED  SUPPORT

HB 1949

Single POC for firearm b/g checks

Hansen (D-23)  TO GOV.  NEUTRAL

SSB 5027  Extreme risk protection orders, under age 18   Frockt (D-46)  TO GOV.  OPPOSE

SB 5181    Firearm possession/mental health

Kuderer (D-48)  TO GOV.  OPPOSE

SB 5205    Firearm possession/incompetent for trial

Dhingra (D-45)  TO GOV.  OPPOSE

SB 5508

WSP background check for CPLs

Fortunato (R-31)  H. PASSED  OPPOSE

SB  5782

Removes prohibition of spring-blade knives   Zeiger (R-25)  DIED  SUPPORT

SB 5954

Bump stock buyback

Rolfes (D-23)   GOV. SIGNED  NEUTRAL

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  “S” before a bill number indicates Substitute (amended).

HEARING SCHEDULED: None.

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!!!

1-800-562-6000   TDD 1-800-635-9993

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).  Scheduled/available videos are listed at the bottom of the page for each bill.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.GET THE WORD OUT:  If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "[email protected] ".  Please pass GOAL Post on to anyone you believe may have an interest inprotecting our rights.  Better yet, make a couple of copies of this message, post it on your gun club’s bulletin board, and leave copies with your local gun shop(s).  PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO DUPLICATE OR REDISTRIBUTE GOAL POST PROVIDED IT IS REPRODUCED WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL.  I can be reached at "[email protected]" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867.  Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy GOAL Post to individuals.  Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at "[email protected]" withthe words "Unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.  I will remove your name immediately.  Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists.  If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list's admin to unsubscribe.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):
Puyallup

27-28 April

Puyallup/Pavilion

1-2 June

"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 corporationsto organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men."

Article 1, Section 24

Constitution of the State of Washington

Copyright 2019 Gun Owners Action League of WA