GOAL Post 2009-16

GOAL Post 2009-16

Legislative Update from Olympia 1 May 2009

SESSION ENDS

THREE GUN-RELATED BILLS PASSED, SIGNED BY GOV

GOVERNOR TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION

GOAL POST TO CONTINUE PERIODICALLY

REP. TOM CAMPBELL ANNOUNCES CONGRESSIONAL BID

The 2009 regular session of the Washington legislature adjourned sine
die late on Sunday, 26 April. 26 April was the 105th day of the session
and the last day allowed by the state constitution for the session. The
primary focus of any odd-year session is the biennial budget. That was
all the more critical this year with the ongoing recession and
significant reductions in state revenues. To at least some degree, that
kept legislators focused on fiscal matters and limited dabbling into
other areas.

Three gun related bills passed the legislature, out of 15 filed. Keep
in mind that bills remain alive for the full biennium. Bills that
"died" during the 2009 regular session may be reactivated in future
session(s).

Governor Gregoire has indicated she will call a special session of the
legislature, possibly in mid- or late May, to pass a few bills relating
to implementation of the biennial budget. She wants to limit it to a
single day, with the agenda already laid out. Keep in mind, once the
legislature goes into session, they may act on ANY BILL of their
choosing. The bills that died in committee during the regular session
MAY be resurrected and voted on.

GOAL Post is intended to keep individuals informed of legislation
directly impacting the right to keep and bear arms in Washington. We
normally close out after the session has ended, and resume publication
during any special sessions or at the beginning of the next regular
session (in this case, in January 2010).

Due to several ongoing initiatives by the Obama administration, we will
continue to publish GOAL Post during the remainder of the year, probably
on a bi-weekly or monthly basis, to keep you informed of activity in the
"other Washington." If you do not wish to continue receiving GOAL Post,
send an e-mail with "unsubscribe" in the subject line to
"jwaldron@halcyon.com."

State Representative Tom Campbell (R-2), a long time and loyal friend of
gun owners, has announced he will seek election to Congress in the 2010
mid-term elections. Tom is running against Adam Smith (D-9) in the 9th
Congressional District, or Smith's successor should he be appointed to
an Obama administration position as has been rumored. As a state
Senator in 1994, Smith was one of the three principal authors of the
Youth Violence Act (E2SHB 2319) which rewrote Washington's firearms
code, to our detriment.

While he was on the campaign trail in 2008, Barack Obama said "The
United States is the greatest country in the world. Please help me
change it." In the first 100 days of his presidency, he has certainly
worked to make those changes. If he continues at this pace, 2010 may
well be another 1994, the Year of the Republicans.

BILL STATUS:

The following bills were filed for the 2009-10 biennium:

Bill # Subject
Sponsor Status

2SHB 1052 Alien firearm licenses Moeller (D-49)
Signed by Gov.

HB 1114 Youth hunting age requirement Blake (D-19) Died

HB 1498 Involuntary commitment Hunter (D-48)
Signed by Gov.

HB 1604 Suppressors Condotta
(R-12) Died

HB 1832 Firearms during emergencies Herrera (R-18)
Died

HB 2011 Firearms safety education Chase (D-32)
Died

HB 2065 LEO firearm certification Orcutt
(R-18) Died

HB 2226 LEO firearm certificate Orcutt
(R-18) Died

HB 2264 Gun show regulation Williams
(D-22) Died

HJM 4009 10th Amendment sovereignty Shea (R-4) Died

SB 5095 Lead shot ban Jacobsen
(D-46) Died

SB 5193 Alien firearm licenses Delvin
(R-8) Died

SB 5559 Youth hunting age requirement Kohl-Welles (D-36) Died

SB 5637 CPL renewal by mail for military Swecker (R-20) S.Died

SB 5739 CPL renewal by military members King (R-14)
Signed by Gov.

Key to abbreviations: S. = Senate, H. = House, HB = House Bill, SB =
Senate Bill, 2SHB = Second Substitute House Bill, ESHB = Engrossed
Substitute House Bill,

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, to any citizen.

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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).
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be available at the Second Amendment Foundation book table at WAC gun shows.

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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Monroe 2-3 May

Puyallup 30-31 May

"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 2009 Gun Owners Action League of WA

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