GOAL Post 2010-15

GOAL Post

2010-15



Legislative Update from Olympia 14 April 2010



TAXES RAISED; SPECIAL SESSION ADJOURNS



EYMAN FILES TAX REPEAL INITIATIVES



NO ACTION ON GUN BILLS, PRO OR CON



CITY OF SEATTLE APPEAL ON GUN BAN



GUN-RELATED INITIATIVES FILED



The legislature adjourned Monday evening, a day before it's 30-day

special session limit after passing several tax increase bills. One way

or another, every citizen of Washington will end up giving more money to

the state.



Tax opponent Tim Eyman has already filed several initiatives overturning

the 2010 tax increases. This should be to the advantage of gun owners

as it will draw more conservatives to the polls in November (assuming

the initiatives make it onto the ballot). It appears nearly 50

Initiatives to the People have been filed with the Secretary of State

this year; many deal with the tax increases, many do not. Most will

never see the ballot. The complete list of initiative to the people

filed thus far is available at

http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/initiatives/people.aspx?y=2010



Firearms were apparently among the furthest things from the legislators'

minds during the recently adjourned special session.



It appears the City of Seattle's appeal of Judge Shaffer's decision

overturning the Seattle gun ban will drag out for a few more months,

with extended time necessary for appropriate paperwork and responses by

either side. This should put it past the time when the U.S. Supreme

Court will issue its ruling on the Chicago handgun ban (/McDonald et al

v City of Chicago/). Will a favorable (for gun owners) ruling in

/McDonald/ cool Seattle's jets? Not likely. Anyone who voted for Mike

McGinn, hoping for a change from Greg Nickels, will surely be

disappointed! It appears arrogance comes with the office.



Two firearms-related initiatives have been filed by two Spokane County

residents. I-1059 (similar to HB 2711) affirms the right of self

defense and prohibits certain record-keeping. I-1062 is an initiative

version of the Firearms Freedom Act (HB 2709) that was introduced and

died during the 2010 session. While both initiatives are commendable

and worthy of support, it is unlikely they will get enough signatures to

qualify for the ballot. Initiative language is available at:

http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/initiatives/text/i1059.pdf and

http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/initiatives/text/i1062.pdf



*BILL STATUS / GOAL POSITION ON BILLS:*



Bill # Subject

Sponsor Status



Not applicable



GOAL POSITION ON BILLS:



Not applicable



PUBLIC HEARINGS 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).



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.



GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail,

send a message to "jwaldron@halcyon.com". 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).

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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):



Puyallup 24-25 April



Monroe 1-2 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 2010 Gun Owners Action League of WA

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2010-12




Legislative Update from Olympia 26 March 2010



LITTLE ACTION IN OLYMPIA AS BUDGET IMPASSE CONTINUES



SHB 2226 STILL SITS ON GOVERNOR'S DESK



CITY OF SEATTLE FILES NOTICE OF APPEAL



Today is the 12th day of the special legislative session, and

legislative leaders are still at an impasse as to how to resolve the

$2+BILLION budget shortfall for the remainder of 2010. How can this be,

you ask, given that one party, the Democratic Party, has solid control

of BOTH chambers (House AND Senate)? This should have been resolved

during the regular session to begin with. Why is the legislature

spending approximately $20,000 PER DAY in special session?



If there is good news coming out of Olympia, it is that there has been

no action on any gun-related bills during the special session, nor is

any anticipated.



SHB 2226, the bill that would standardize procedures whereby retired

peace officers could qualify to carry concealed firearms all across the

U.S. under the provisions of HR 218, the Law Enforcement Officers'

Safety Act of 2004, still sits on Governor Gregoire's desk, awaiting her

action: sign the bill into law or veto it.



Earlier today the City of Seattle filed Notice of Appeal in the case of

the Seattle city ban. The appeal will be heard in Division 1 of the

Court of Appeals. The presiding judge of Division 1 is none other than

Judge Marlin Appelwick, who back in his days as a legislator, was one of

the "fathers" of 1994's E2SHB 2319, the so-called Youth Violence Act.

E2SHB 2319 was the largest and most comprehensive gun control law in

Washington history, essentially a major rewrite of our state's firearms

code.



At this point I don't see what arguments Seattle attorneys could make

that would overcome Judge Catherine Shaffer's February decision to toss

the ban based on the state preemption law (RCW 9.41.290). Add to that

the fact that by the time the appeal is heard, the U.S. Supreme Court

will likely have announced its decision in the case of /McDonald v City

of Chicago/, a decision that is likely to incorporate the Second

Amendment to the states. As if Washington's constitutional provision,

Article 1, Section 24 (quoted at the end of every GOAL Post) wasn't

enough. More taxpayer dollars wasted to salve the egos of arrogant

politicians (is that redundant?).



*BILL STATUS / GOAL POSITION ON BILLS:*



Bill # Subject

Sponsor Status



SHB 2226 Retired peace officer qualification Orcutt (R-18) To

Governor



Key to abbreviations: SHB = Substitute House Bill



GOAL POSITION ON BILLS:



Not applicable



PUBLIC HEARINGS 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).



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.



GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail,

send a message to "jwaldron@halcyon.com". 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 IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION

AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at

"jwaldron@halcyon.com." 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.



NOTICE: If you believe you have received the GOAL Post in error, first

check the "From" line in the address to determine if you received it

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GOAL Posts, please send an e-mail to jwaldron@halcyon.com with "Remove

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WA-GUNS, etc), you must ask the list owner to be removed. I will

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Upcoming WAC gun show(s):



Puyallup 27-28 March



Monroe 10-11 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 2010 Gun Owners Action League of WA



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GOAL Post 2010-2

Legislative Update from Olympia 15 January 2010

CUT-OFF CALENDAR ADOPTED

PRO- AND ANTI-GUN BILLS FILED

NO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED -- YET

The legislature adopted the cut-off calendar for the 2010 session. Certain "cut-off" dates are established, dates by which bills must clear certain hurdles or be considered "dead" for the session. Most bills die at the various cut-offs. Remember: "dead" doesn't necessarily mean "dead." Language from a bill can be amended into another bill, or the cut-off can be waived by a majority vote.

Feb 5 Bills must pass their original "policy committee"

Feb 16 Bills must pass their original chamber (House or Senate)

Feb 26 Bills must pass policy committee in the second chamber

Mar 5 Bills must pass second chamber (Senate or House)

Mar 11 Last day of session

HB 2703, by Rep. Dean Takko (D-19), is a shooting range protection bill that would immunize ranges against nuisance lawsuits filed for noise abatement. Similar bills have passed twice in previous years, only to be vetoed by the governor.

HB 2709, by Rep. Matt Shea (R-4) is similar to bills passed in Montana and Tennessee and filed in more than a dozen other states. It effectively says if a firearm is manufactured within Washington and sold within the state, the interstate Commerce Clause does not apply and thus federal firearms laws do not apply. The intent of this bill is NOT to encourage people to go out and build firearms, it's to open the door to a challenge of the federal commerce clause.

HB 2711, by Rep. Matt Shea (R-4), broadly defines the right of self defense, and declares any federal or state law to the contrary to be invalid. The bill also prohibits tracking of firearms and other self defense tools by means of RFID chips and other technical means.

SB 6396, by Sen. Adam Kline (D-37), called by the sponsors the "Aaron Sullivan Public Safety and Police Protection Act," would ban possession of so-called "assault weapons." The term would include a broadly-defined category of BOTH semi-automatic and pump action firearms (rifles, shotguns AND handguns) capable of accepting a detachable or fixed box magazine of more than 10-rounds capacity with certain "evil" features, some parts for these firearms (defined as "conversion kits"), and all magazines with greater than 10-round capacity. If the firearm was possessed prior to the effective date of the act, it could be kept ("grandfathered"), but subject the owner to warrantless "inspections" by the county sheriff and possession is limited to property owned by the possessor and "licensed ranges."

SB 6429, by Senator Dale Brandland (R-42) would lift the current prohibition on use of otherwise lawfully possessed (i.e. registered with the ATF) by law enforcement officers ONLY. Current law allows possession, if legally-possessed under federal law, but prohibits their use BY EVERYONE. SB 6429 would NOT legalize suppressor use by private citizens. HB 1604 is the preferred bill, as it makes use of ALL lawfully-possessed suppressors legal.

SB 6473, by Senator Val Stevens (R-39), is the Senate companion bill to HB 2711.

No public hearings have been scheduled for gun bills in the coming week. However, past experience indicated close attention to this. Legislative hearing schedules are published on the Wednesday of the week prior to the hearings, to provide the legal advance notice and allow for time to plan to attend. Last minute changes are allowed, but are supposed to be only when unavoidable. Several years ago, a "gun show loophole" bill was NOT on the weekly schedule, but added later without the statutory advance notice. An oversight, maybe. Except that Washington Ceasefire published a message to its members, informing them of the hearing BEFORE the weekly schedule came out. I guess they must be clairvoyant.

BILL STATUS / GOAL POSITION ON BILLS:

Bill # Subject Sponsor Status

HB 1604 Firearm suppressors Condotta (R-12) H. Jud.

HB 2226 Retired peace officer qualification Orcutt (R-18) H. Jud

HB 2264 Gun show regulation Williams (D-22) H. Jud.

HB 2477 Gun sale liability Williams (D-22) H. Jud.

HB 2499 Black powder storage/transport Bailey (R-10) H. C&L

HB 2703 Sport shooting ranges Takko (D-19) H. Jud.

HB 2709 Firearms freedom act Shea (R-4) H. Jud.

HB 2711 Right to protection Shea (R-4) H. Jud.

SB 6396 So-called "assault weapon" ban Kline (D-37) S. Jud.

SB 6429 Suppressor use by police Brandland (R-42) S. Jud

SB 6473 Right to protection Stevens (R-39) S. Jud.

Key to abbreviations: HB = House Bill, SB = Senate Bill, H. Jud = House Judiciary, H. C&L = House Commerce & Labor

GOAL POSITION ON BILLS:

HB 1604 SUPPORT

HB 2226 SUPPORT

HB 2264 OPPOSE

HB 2477 OPPOSE

HB 2499 SUPPORT

HB 2703 SUPPORT

HB 2709 SUPPORT

HB 2711 EVALUATING

SB 6396 OPPOSE

SB 6429 EVALUATING

SB6473 EVALUATING

PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

NONE (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 "http://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.

GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to mailto:jwaldron@halcyon.com. 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 IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at mailto:jwaldron@halcyon.com. 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.

NOTICE: If you believe you have received the GOAL Post in error, first check the "From" line in the address to determine if you received it directly or as part of a list. GP has both individual subscribers and list subscribers. If you do not wish to receive direct distribution of GOAL Posts, please send an e-mail to jwaldron@halcyon.com with "Remove GOAL Post" in the subject line. Please include in the body the address that sent you GP. If you received it as a list member (e.g. WA-CCW, WA-GUNS, etc), you must ask the list owner to be removed. I will respond directly to individual subscribers.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Monroe 16-17 January

Monroe 13-14 February

Puyallup 20-21 February

"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 2010 Gun Owners Action League of WA

State senators attempt to justify assault weapon ban

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Yesterday, we discussed the Assault Weapon ban bill introduced in the Washington State Legislature recently.

The bill proposes to ban a wide category of firearms, primarily based on cosmetics. The writers say that it is based on the 1994 Clinton Assault Weapon ban. This ban was a decade-long Federal law which criminalized the sale of a number of firearms based on their cosmetics; later studies showed that it was ineffective in stopping crime.

Now State Senators Kohl-Welles and Kline have explained their rationale in the Everett Herald; through their explanation they have laid bare their ignorance on the subject.

They open their piece by alleging that "many semi-automatic assault rifles...can easily be converted to fully automatic with minor after-market modifications, and are often purchased with that purpose in mind." This myth has been circulating amongst the gun-banning crowd for years. The "easy" conversion takes the milling of several parts; kits are not available online. An FBI report showed the only 0.15% of 4,000 firearms confiscated in Los Angeles were converted; only 0.3% had any evidence of an attempt at conversion.

They point out that the bullets shot from semi-automatic guns can be as lethal as those shot from fully automatic guns. Compelling, but specious. Of course the bullets from semi-automatics can be as lethal as those shot from automatics guns, as can those shot from 200-year-old flintlocks or the blow from a sledgehammer. Centers for Disease Control data shows that In 2006, 121,599 people in accidents; 43,664 in car crashes, 20,823 in falls, 27,531 in poisoning. Each of these mechanisms were just as lethal as the next.

Passing a law like the assault weapons ban is a symbolic, purely symbolic move ... Its only real justification is notto reduce crime but to desensitize the public to the regulation of weapons in preparation for their ultimate confiscation." -- Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post, April 5, 1996

40 police officers were killed by semi-automatic in the last 4 years they tell us. They use this as a reason to ban "assault weapons". By stretching the definition of assault weapons, they include this statistic in their argument. They fail to point out that most guns sold nation-wide are semi-automatics; they are the type of guns used by police officers. Most cars involved in crashes have automatic transmissions -- that is the type most commonly sold. Blaming the tool is a compelling argument, but ignores the problem of criminal behavior. Maurice Clemmons, the murderer of the Lakewood Police officers used a revolver to kill the first officers before he stole the gun of one of the officers.

This legislation was not introduced to limit the rights of responsible gun owners and is an important step toward ensuring the safety of our police and preventing future large-scale tragedies." -- Kohl-Welles and Kline

Actually, the truth is the rights of responsible gun owners are limited. Not only does their bill restrict the Second Amendment rights of responsible gun owners, but the bill requires that responsible gun owners give up their Fourth Amendment rights by allowing the sheriff to search their homes annually. Most would argue that taking away Fourth Amendment rights is a limit.

If this is an "important step" as the Senators say, then their journey only ends with a ban on all firearms, their true agenda.

As shown by studies after the Federal Assault Weapon Ban, restricting the sale of a gun based on cosmetics does not decrease crime. Kohl-Welles and Kline know that. If not, they should do their homework and find out.

Thoughts? Leave a COMMENT.

Want to follow the discussion? SUBSCRIBE to Tacoma Independent Examiner

Gun Control: Washington State Legislators propose new "Assault Weapon Ban"

The Seattle Times is reporting that three state legislators will introduce legislation banning the sale of "military-style" semi-automatic firearms in Washington State at the start of the session in January.

The bill, not yet submitted, will be called the "Aaron Sullivan Public Safety and Police Protection Bill", and will prohibit the sale of "military style" semiautomatic weapons in the state, and require current owners to pass background checks.

The legislators, Representatives Kline and Kohl-Welles of Seattle, and Hunter or Medina, cite the murders of Aaron Sullivan, and Officer Timothy Brenton as the need for the bill.

While both murders are tragic, there is no evidence to support the idea that a Washington State version of an "Assault Weapon Ban" would have any effect on crime. A US Department of Justice study on the effect of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban in place from 1994-2004. Studies show that firearms restricted by the ban were only involved in 1-2% of crimes.

No one should have any illusions about what was accomplished (by the ban). Assault weapons play a part in only a small percentage of crime. The provision is mainly symbolic; its virtue will be if it turns out to be, as hoped, a stepping stone to broader gun control. Washington Post
editorial September 15, 1994 addressing the Federal Assault Weapon Ban

Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Dave Workman has addressed the myth that Officer Brenton was killed by a so-called "assault weapon."

The proposed legislation would ban certain firearms based on their cosmetics, identifying so-called "military style" firearms, and standard-capacity magazines.

To evaluate the proposed law, it is important to understand that, from a functional perspective, there is no difference between the AR-15 style rifle and a more traditional semi-automatic rifle. Each fires only one round each time the trigger is pulled. Fully automatic firearms, which fire more than one round with a trigger pull, are already illegal in Washington, and have nothing to do with the crimes.

The Washington State Constitution is pretty clear in its intent about firearms.

SECTION 24 RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. 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. -- Washington Constitution

It is not logical to assume that the number of rounds that a firearm can carry would alter the intent of the criminal. Maurice Clemmons, the alleged murderer of the Lakewood Police officers, used a revolver to carry out his crime.

Requiring a background check for people who already own these types of firearms has far-reaching effects.

• First, it would establish an unprecedented firearms registration system if Washington, because owners would have to declare that they have the firearms. Legal owners would have to register their firearms based on cosmetics. Criminals, who don't follow laws, won't.


• It ignores the fact that the vast majority of legal owners of the firearms underwent criminal background checks at the time of purchase. Remember, criminals buying stolen guns don't do background checks.


• It would probably violate Washington Constitution's Section 23, which prohibits Ex Post Facto laws. The law places a restriction on an already-completed legal transaction. Criminals, of course, don't follow laws at the time of purchase, and won't follow them after the purchase.

Representative Hunter has said, "We don't allow people to own tanks or bazookas or machine guns, and very few people think that that's an unreasonable restriction."

Of course, this argument is specious, and Hunter knows it. Trying to draw an analogy between a civilian firearm to a tank or bazooka is patently absurd.

Representative Kohl-Welles asked, "did the framers of our Constitution ever envision something like a semi-automatic weapon?" when addressing the Constitutionality of the proposed ban.

Again, a specious argument, and she knows it.

When writing the First Amendment, the framers didn't anticipate the computer you are reading this on, nor the Internet you used to get it. The framers did not anticipate electronic wiretaps when writing the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.

The proposed legislation is nothing other than another attempt to restrict the legal activities of law-abiding citizens. If the supporters of the legislation don't know that criminals who shoot police officer don't follow laws, they should wake up.

The Fort Hood shooting - could it happen here?

From my Examiner.com piece:

There is an ongoing discussion of the detection, motives and profile of Major Hasan, the accused gunman in the Fort Hood shooting. As often happens, once the person has been identified, a look into his or her background shows many indicators that might have pointed to their future actions. E-mail, blogs and chat rooms postings all make sense now....if only......

What rarely gets discussed is that the victims were made defenseless in "Gun Free Zones."

There's a history of mass murder in "Gun Free Zones".

Now at first glance, the concept of a gun-free zone makes sense -- put up a sign and people will heed.

For the concept to make sense, you'd have to accept that someone bent on mass destruction is going to be stopped by a "No Trespassing" sign.

For the concept to make sense, you'd have to accept that someone bent on mass destruction is going to be stopped by a "No Trespassing" sign. Not surprsingly, this hasn't worked out well.

The shooter at Fort Hood elected to use the Soldier Readiness Center for his attack rather than the rifle range, the police or headquarters building. Is it surprising that the Readiness Center is a place where firearms are not allowed and the rifle range or headquarters buildings involve soldiers with guns? Shouldn't be.

There's a history of mass murder in "Gun Free Zones".

• In 1987, at the Luby's Cafeteria in Texas, a gentleman drove his truck into the window of the cafeteria and proceeded to kill 23 people. At the time, restaurants in Texas were Gun Free Zones.


• Columbine High School was a Gun Free Zone.


• Virginia Tech was a Gun Free Zone.

Gun Free Zones just don't work.

Fort Hood, like the bases in the Puget Sound, Fort Lewis, McChord Air Force Base, do not allow people to be armed. What better people to allow themselves to be armed to protect themselves. Soldiers in the field are armed around the clock. They litteraly live with their guns, yet when at home they aren't allowed to have them.

Despite the futility of "Gun Free Zones", Seattle Mayor Nickels is establishing them in parks in the city. He is doing this despite the State Attorney General's opinion that he does not have the authority under Washington States preemption law.

This is a policy that needs to be eliminated not only on military bases other public buildings, and **gasp** colleges and university. It will make us all safer.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail,
send a message to "jwaldron@halcyon.com". 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 IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION
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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 feel you have received this message in error, or if you no longer
desire to subscribe to the GOAL Post, e-mail "jwaldron@halcyon.com" and
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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

__,_._,___

GOAL Post 2009-15

GOAL Post 2009-15

Legislative Update from Olympia 24 April 2009

HB 1498 PASSES SENATE, GOES TO GOVERNOR

HB 1052: HOUSE CONCURS, GOES TO GOVERNOR

HB 1114 DIES AT CHAMBER CUT-OFF

EFFECTIVE DATE OF SB 5739

TWO DAYS AND COUNTING -- SPECIAL SESSION?

HB 1498 (involuntary commitment and restoration of rights) is on its way
to Governor Gregoire's desk.

On 16 April the House voted unanimously to concur in the Senate
amendments to 2SHB 1052 (alien firearm licenses). 2SHB 1052 now goes to
Governor Gregoire, who is scheduled to sign the bill on Saturday, 25 April.

HB 1114, which would have reinstated the minimum age of 14 for
unsupervised hunting, died at the second chamber cut-off. The bill was
placed on the floor calendar, then a hold was placed on it after several
amendments were filed.

SB 5739 (military CPL renewal), signed by Governor Gregoire last week,
takes effect on July 26, 2009. (Most laws passed during a legislative
session don't take effect until three months after the session to give
regulatory agencies time to prepare for the changes. In this case,
issuing agencies will have to be officially notified that military
members returning from out-of-state deployments have an extended period
to renew their CPLs.)

The fat lady is in the wings, pumping up her lungs to sing. The 2009
regular session of the legislature adjourns at or before midnight, 26
April. The principal focus of the long legislative session is
preparation of the biennial budget. If the biennial budget is not
completed at that time, a special session may be called.

In some states, the scope of a special session is limited to the reason
for which it was called. That is NOT TRUE in Washington. In Washington
if the legislature convenes a special session, ANY subject matter may be
addressed. As the saying goes, " No man's life, liberty, or property is
safe while the legislature is in session."

BILL STATUS:

The following bills have been filed for the 2009-10 biennium:

Bill # Subject
Sponsor Status

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

ESHB 1114 Youth hunting age requirement Blake (D-19)
Died S. Rules

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

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,

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

There are no public hearings scheduled next week on gun-related bills.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail,
send a message to "mailto:jwaldron%40halcyon.com". 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 IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION
AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "mailto:jwaldron%40halcyon.com"
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 feel you have received this message in error, or if you no longer
desire to subscribe to the GOAL Post, e-mail "mailto:jwaldron%40halcyon.com" and
place "unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup 25-26 April

Monroe 2-3 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

__,_._,___

GOAL Post 2009-14

GOAL Post 2009-14

Legislative Update from Olympia 17 April 2009

HB 1498 PASSES SENATE, GOES TO GOVERNOR

HB 1052: HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS

HB 1114 DIES AT CHAMBER CUT-OFF -- MAYBE

EFFECTIVE DATE OF SB 5739

NINE DAYS AND COUNTING -- SPECIAL SESSION?

HB 1498 (involuntary commitment and restoration of rights) is on its way
to Governor Gregoire's desk.

On 16 April the House voted unanimously to concur in the Senate
amendments to 2SHB 1052 (alien firearm licenses). 2SHB 1052 now goes to
Governor Gregoire.

HB 1114, which would have reinstated the minimum age of 14 for
unsupervised hunting, should have died at 5 p.m. today at the second
chamber cut-off. The bill was placed on the floor calendar, then a hold
was placed on it after several amendments were filed. However, a Senate
floor session is scheduled for tomorrow. Procedural rules don't always
apply.

SB 5739 (military CPL renewal), signed by Governor Gregoire last week,
takes effect on July 26, 2009. (Most laws passed during a legislative
session don't take effect until three months after the session to give
regulatory agencies time to prepare for the changes. In this case,
issuing agencies will have to be officially notified that military
members returning from out-of-state deployments have an extended period
to renew their CPLs.)

The 2009 regular session of the legislature adjourns at or before
midnight, 26 April. The principal focus of the long legislative session
is preparation of the biennial budget. If the biennial budget is not
completed at that time, a special session may be called.

In some states, the scope of a special session is limited to the reason
for which it was called. That is NOT TRUE in Washington. In Washington
if the legislature convenes a special session, ANY subject matter may be
addressed. As the saying goes, " No man's life, liberty, or property is
safe while the legislature is in session."

BILL STATUS:

The following bills have been filed for the 2009-10 biennium:

Bill # Subject
Sponsor Status

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

ESHB 1114 Youth hunting age requirement Blake (D-19)
S. Rules

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

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,

GOAL POSITION ON BILLS

2SHB 1052 SUPPORT

ESHB 1114 SUPPORT

HB 1498 SUPPORT

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

There are no public hearings scheduled next week on gun-related bills.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail,
send a message to "mailto:jwaldron%40halcyon.com". 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 IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION
AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "mailto:jwaldron%40halcyon.com"
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 feel you have received this message in error, or if you no longer
desire to subscribe to the GOAL Post, e-mail "mailto:jwaldron%40halcyon.com" and
place "unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup 25-26 April

Monroe 2-3 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

GOAL Post 2009-13

Legislative Update from Olympia 10 April 2009

SSHB 1052 PASSES SENATE

HBs 1114 AND 1498 AWAITING SENATE FLOOR VOTE

SB 5739 PASSES LEGISLATURE

16 DAYS AND COUNTING

2SHB 1052 was amended on the Senate floor and passed with a unanimous
vote. It now awaits a concurrence vote in the House. If the House
fails to accept the Senate amendment, it will go to a conference
committee. At this time, it is expected the House will concur in the
Senate action.

ESHB 1114 (reinstating the minimum unsupervised hunting age to 14) and
HB 1498 (involuntary commitment and reinstatement of firearm rights)
remain in Senate Rules awaiting a full floor vote. A vote is expected
well before the 17 April chamber cut-off date.

SB 5739 (military CPL late renewal) was signed into law by Governor
Gregoire today. The bill extends the 90 day period for renewal of an
expiring CPL and waives the $10 late fee for late renewal. A returning
military member has 90 from the date of return/reassignment/release to
renew his or her CPL with the normal $32 renewal fee.

There are two weeks left in the 2009 regular legislative session. The
legislature MUST adjourn by midnight Sunday, 26 April.

BILL STATUS:

The following bills have been filed for the 2009-10 biennium:

Bill # Subject
Sponsor Status

2SHB 1052 Alien firearm licenses Moeller (D-49)
S. Rules

ESHB 1114 Youth hunting age requirement Blake (D-19)
S. Rules

HB 1498 Involuntary commitment Hunter
(D-48) S. Rules

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,

GOAL POSITION ON BILLS

2SHB 1052 SUPPORT

ESHB 1114 SUPPORT

HB 1498 SUPPORT

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

There are no public hearings scheduled next week on gun-related bills.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail,
send a message to "mailto:jwaldron%40halcyon.com". 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 IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION
AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "mailto:jwaldron%40halcyon.com"
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 feel you have received this message in error, or if you no longer
desire to subscribe to the GOAL Post, e-mail "mailto:jwaldron%40halcyon.com" and
place "unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Puyallup 25-26 April

Monroe 2-3 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
__,_._,___

GOAL Post 2009-12

Legislative Update from Olympia 3 April 2009

SB 5739 PASSES LEGISLATURE

HB 1052 IN SENATE RULES

SB 5193 DIES IN COMMITTEE

FINAL THREE WEEKS OF THE SESSION

NO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED

SB 5739 (military CPL renewal) passed the legislature and now goes to
the Governor for her signature. Given the unanimous votes in both
chambers, I would not expect a problem with the Governor. The bill
waives the $10 late fee, or complete new application requirement if
expired more than 90 days, for service members returning from overseas
deployments.

HBs 1052, 1114 and 1498 are all in Senate Rules, awaiting a pull to the
floor for a full vote of the Senate. Again, given the unanimous votes
on 1052 and 1498, I would not expect a problem in passing the Senate.
HB 1114 received 70 votes in the House, so it, too, is likely to pass
the Senate.

SB 5193 (alien firearm licenses) died in committee at the policy cut-off
this past Monday. While the approach is somewhat different, HB 1052
accomplishes essentially the same task as SB 5193.

There are three weeks left in the 2009 regular legislative session. The
legislature MUST adjourn by midnight, 26 April. The bills we are
tracking are moving well within remaining cut-off deadlines.

There are no public hearings scheduled next week on gun-related bills.

BILL STATUS:

The following bills have been filed for the 2009-10 biennium:

Bill # Subject
Sponsor Status

2SHB 1052 Alien firearm licenses Moeller (D-49)
S. Rules

ESHB 1114 Youth hunting age requirement Blake (D-19)
S. Rules

HB 1498 Involuntary commitment Hunter
(D-48) S. Rules

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

SB 5739 CPL renewal by military members King (R-14)
Passed, to Gov

Key to abbreviations: S. = Senate, H. = House, HB = House Bill, SB =
Senate Bill, 2SHB = Second Substitute House Bill, ESHB = Engrossed
Substitute House Bill, Jud = Judiciary, HS&C = Human Services &
Corrections, NatRes = Natural Resources, Oceans and Recreation

GOAL POSITION ON BILLS

SHB 1052 SUPPORT

HB 1114 SUPPORT

HB 1498 SUPPORT

SB 5739 SUPPORT

HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

There are no public hearings scheduled next week on gun-related bills.

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.

GET THE WORD OUT: If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail,
send a message to "jwaldron@halcyon.com". 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 IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION
AND CREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "jwaldron@halcyon.com"
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 feel you have received this message in error, or if you no longer
desire to subscribe to the GOAL Post, e-mail "jwaldron@halcyon.com" and
place "unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line.

Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Monroe 4-5 April

Puyallup 25-26 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 2009 Gun Owners Action League of WA