D.W. Drang
Member
GOAL Post 2003-5
GOAL Chairman: Bruce Turner
GOAL Legislative Liaison: Joe Waldron
Legislative Update from Olympia 21 February 2003
THERE WAS NO GOAL POST DISTRIBUTED ON 14 FEBRUARY WHILE I WAS AT THE SHOOTING, HUNTING, OUTDOOR TRADES (SHOT) SHOW IN ORLANDO.
NEW GUN BILLS FILED
NO HEARINGS SCHEDULED ON GUN BILLS IN WEEK 7
! ! ! ACTION REQUIRED ! ! !
Three additional gun bills have been filed in the past two weeks. HB 1810 is the House counterpart to SB 5083, the CPL reciprocity bill. SB 5847 would require retail gun shops to install WSP-approved electronic anti-theft devices. SB 5910 is a Senate counterpart to HB 1657, the range and instructor protection bill.
There are no public hearings scheduled on gun-related bills in the coming week (and there were none last week). Committee cut-off (last day to pass a bill from its original committee) is March 5th. While a decision to move this bill and ignore that one is complex, the simplest explanation for the lack of movement on gun bills—pro or con—is simple: pro-gun bills that pass the Senate will get stopped in the Democrat-controlled House, and anti-gun bills passing out of the House would stall in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Should an incident occur that gives impetus to a particular bill, a public hearing can be scheduled within 24 hours—or even waived. If I find any “surprises†in the daily schedule (published the evening before), I will distribute a GOAL Alert. The media occasionally pushes for specific legislation, such as the Seattle P-I did for SBs 5316 and
5317 two weeks ago. My op-ed response to their editorial can be found at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/108994_gun18.shtml
I try to keep the GOAL Post non-partisan, as there are several pro-gun Democrats in the legislature, as well as some anti-gun Republicans. A look at who sponsors or co-sponsors a given bill tells the tale. With 2/3 of the process (the House and the Governor’s mansion) in Democrat hands, the likelihood of a pro-gun bill passing into law is unlikely.
An exception to this is a case where broad bi-partisan support exists for a bill. This may be the case with SB 5083 (CPL reciprocity), which passed out of committee with all five Republicans and three of four Democrat committee members voting “aye.†There is a good chance that will pass out of the Senate with several Democrat votes, a signal to the House and to the Governor that maybe, just maybe, this is one that deserves full passage.
ACTION REQUIRED: Please call or e-mail the members of the Senate Rules Committee listed below and ask them to pass SB 5083 out of Rules to the Senate floor. This bill received strong bi-partisan support in the Senate Judiciary Committee and deserves a vote of the full Senate.
LtGov Brad Owen [email protected] (360) 786-7700
Sen. Shirley Winsley [email protected] (360) 786-7654
Sen. Don Benton [email protected] (360) 786-7632
Sen. Lisa Brown [email protected] (360) 786-7604
Sen. Tracey Eide [email protected] (360) 786-7658
Sen. Bill Finkbeiner [email protected] (360) 786-7672
Sen. Rosa Franklin [email protected] (360) 786-7656
Sen. Pat Hale [email protected] (360) 786-7614
Sen. Mary M. Haugen [email protected] (360) 786-7618
Sen. Mike Hewitt [email protected] (360) 786-7630
Sen. Jim Honeyford [email protected] 360) 786-7684
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles [email protected] (360) 786-7670
Sen. Linda Evans Parlette [email protected] (360) 786-7622
Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen [email protected] (360) 786-7602
Sen. Dave Schmidt [email protected] (360) 786-7686
Sen. Larry Sheahan [email protected] (360) 786-7620
Sen. Harriet Spanel [email protected] (360) 786-7678
Sen. Jim West [email protected] (360) 786-7610
Sen. Joe Zarelli [email protected] (360) 786-7634
BILL STATUS:
Bill # Subject Sponsor Status
SB 5083 CPL Reciprocity Stevens (R-39) S.Rules
SB 5315 Ballistic imaging Kohl-Welles (D-36) S.Jud.
SB 5316 Gun show regulation Kohl-Welles (D-36) S.Jud.
SB 5317 Safe storage of firearms Kohl-Welles (D-36) S.Jud.
SB 5847 Gun shop security Regala (D-
SB 5910 Range protection Roach (R-31) S. Jud.
HB 1319 Lawsuit protection Delvin (R-D) H. Jud.
HB 1321 Gun show regulation Kagi (D-32) H. Jud.
HB 1657 Range protection Kessler (D-24) H. Jud.
HB 1665 Restraining orders Lovick (D-44) H. Jud
HB 1791 Safe storage of firearms Moeller (D-49) H. Jud.
HB 1810 CPL Reciprocity Cairnes (R-47) H. Jud.
Key to abbreviations: S. = Senate, H. = House, Jud = Judiciary, CJ&J = Criminal Justice & Corrections, JuvJust = Juvenile Justice, Educ = Education, NatRes = Natural Resources, Parks & Shorelines; W&M = Ways and Means
SB 5083 Grants reciprocal carry privileges to those states who recognize Washington CPLs. Counterpart to HB 1810.
SB 5315 Establishes a ballistic imaging data base with the state patrol and requires firearm dealers to provide a sample case and projectile for all new handguns sold.
SB 5316 Requires all firearm transfers at gun shows to be processed through a federal firearms licensee. Counterpart to HB 1321.
SB 5317 Makes leaving a loaded firearm where a juvenile under age 16 may access it a gross misdemeanor. Counterpart to HB 1791.
SB 5847 Requires licensed gun dealers to install electronic anti-theft devices in their shops. Devices must be approved by the WA State Patrol. Average cost is estimated to be $3,000 or more, driving a final nail in the coffin of many smaller “mom and pop†gun shops.
SB 5910 Prohibits certain lawsuits against gun ranges and gun safety instructors. Counterpart to HB 1657.
HB 1319 Prohibits lawsuits against gun manufacturers for lawful products that function as designed; also restates preemption.
HB 1321 Requires all firearm transfers at gun shows to be processed through a federal firearms licensee. Counterpart to SB 5316.
HB 1657 Prohibits certain lawsuits against gun ranges and gun safety instructors. Counterpart to SB 5910.
HB 1665 Exempts police officers from the requirement to surrender firearms when subject to a temporary restraining order.
HB 1791 Makes leaving a loaded firearm where a juvenile under age 16 may access it a gross misdemeanor. Counterpart to SB 5317.
HB 1810 Grants reciprocal carry privileges to those states who recognize Washington CPLs. Counterpart to SB 5083.
PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED:
None.
REMINDER: Firearms are NOT permitted on the Capitol Campus, even with a 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". It's available in two versions: text (.txt) file or Acrobat (.pdf) file. The "Acrobat" version is preferred as it is easier to read and is an exact copy of the hard copy format the legislators use. You may download a free version of Adobe Acrobat from Adobe's web site. 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 "[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 IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND GREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "[email protected]" or (during session) by telephone at (425) 454-4911. Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy Goal Post to individuals. Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at WAC gun shows.
Upcoming WAC gun show(s):
Monroe 15-16 March
Puyallup 22-23 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 2003 Gun Owners Action League of WA
GOAL Chairman: Bruce Turner
GOAL Legislative Liaison: Joe Waldron
Legislative Update from Olympia 21 February 2003
THERE WAS NO GOAL POST DISTRIBUTED ON 14 FEBRUARY WHILE I WAS AT THE SHOOTING, HUNTING, OUTDOOR TRADES (SHOT) SHOW IN ORLANDO.
NEW GUN BILLS FILED
NO HEARINGS SCHEDULED ON GUN BILLS IN WEEK 7
! ! ! ACTION REQUIRED ! ! !
Three additional gun bills have been filed in the past two weeks. HB 1810 is the House counterpart to SB 5083, the CPL reciprocity bill. SB 5847 would require retail gun shops to install WSP-approved electronic anti-theft devices. SB 5910 is a Senate counterpart to HB 1657, the range and instructor protection bill.
There are no public hearings scheduled on gun-related bills in the coming week (and there were none last week). Committee cut-off (last day to pass a bill from its original committee) is March 5th. While a decision to move this bill and ignore that one is complex, the simplest explanation for the lack of movement on gun bills—pro or con—is simple: pro-gun bills that pass the Senate will get stopped in the Democrat-controlled House, and anti-gun bills passing out of the House would stall in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Should an incident occur that gives impetus to a particular bill, a public hearing can be scheduled within 24 hours—or even waived. If I find any “surprises†in the daily schedule (published the evening before), I will distribute a GOAL Alert. The media occasionally pushes for specific legislation, such as the Seattle P-I did for SBs 5316 and
5317 two weeks ago. My op-ed response to their editorial can be found at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/108994_gun18.shtml
I try to keep the GOAL Post non-partisan, as there are several pro-gun Democrats in the legislature, as well as some anti-gun Republicans. A look at who sponsors or co-sponsors a given bill tells the tale. With 2/3 of the process (the House and the Governor’s mansion) in Democrat hands, the likelihood of a pro-gun bill passing into law is unlikely.
An exception to this is a case where broad bi-partisan support exists for a bill. This may be the case with SB 5083 (CPL reciprocity), which passed out of committee with all five Republicans and three of four Democrat committee members voting “aye.†There is a good chance that will pass out of the Senate with several Democrat votes, a signal to the House and to the Governor that maybe, just maybe, this is one that deserves full passage.
ACTION REQUIRED: Please call or e-mail the members of the Senate Rules Committee listed below and ask them to pass SB 5083 out of Rules to the Senate floor. This bill received strong bi-partisan support in the Senate Judiciary Committee and deserves a vote of the full Senate.
LtGov Brad Owen [email protected] (360) 786-7700
Sen. Shirley Winsley [email protected] (360) 786-7654
Sen. Don Benton [email protected] (360) 786-7632
Sen. Lisa Brown [email protected] (360) 786-7604
Sen. Tracey Eide [email protected] (360) 786-7658
Sen. Bill Finkbeiner [email protected] (360) 786-7672
Sen. Rosa Franklin [email protected] (360) 786-7656
Sen. Pat Hale [email protected] (360) 786-7614
Sen. Mary M. Haugen [email protected] (360) 786-7618
Sen. Mike Hewitt [email protected] (360) 786-7630
Sen. Jim Honeyford [email protected] 360) 786-7684
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles [email protected] (360) 786-7670
Sen. Linda Evans Parlette [email protected] (360) 786-7622
Sen. Marilyn Rasmussen [email protected] (360) 786-7602
Sen. Dave Schmidt [email protected] (360) 786-7686
Sen. Larry Sheahan [email protected] (360) 786-7620
Sen. Harriet Spanel [email protected] (360) 786-7678
Sen. Jim West [email protected] (360) 786-7610
Sen. Joe Zarelli [email protected] (360) 786-7634
BILL STATUS:
Bill # Subject Sponsor Status
SB 5083 CPL Reciprocity Stevens (R-39) S.Rules
SB 5315 Ballistic imaging Kohl-Welles (D-36) S.Jud.
SB 5316 Gun show regulation Kohl-Welles (D-36) S.Jud.
SB 5317 Safe storage of firearms Kohl-Welles (D-36) S.Jud.
SB 5847 Gun shop security Regala (D-
SB 5910 Range protection Roach (R-31) S. Jud.
HB 1319 Lawsuit protection Delvin (R-D) H. Jud.
HB 1321 Gun show regulation Kagi (D-32) H. Jud.
HB 1657 Range protection Kessler (D-24) H. Jud.
HB 1665 Restraining orders Lovick (D-44) H. Jud
HB 1791 Safe storage of firearms Moeller (D-49) H. Jud.
HB 1810 CPL Reciprocity Cairnes (R-47) H. Jud.
Key to abbreviations: S. = Senate, H. = House, Jud = Judiciary, CJ&J = Criminal Justice & Corrections, JuvJust = Juvenile Justice, Educ = Education, NatRes = Natural Resources, Parks & Shorelines; W&M = Ways and Means
SB 5083 Grants reciprocal carry privileges to those states who recognize Washington CPLs. Counterpart to HB 1810.
SB 5315 Establishes a ballistic imaging data base with the state patrol and requires firearm dealers to provide a sample case and projectile for all new handguns sold.
SB 5316 Requires all firearm transfers at gun shows to be processed through a federal firearms licensee. Counterpart to HB 1321.
SB 5317 Makes leaving a loaded firearm where a juvenile under age 16 may access it a gross misdemeanor. Counterpart to HB 1791.
SB 5847 Requires licensed gun dealers to install electronic anti-theft devices in their shops. Devices must be approved by the WA State Patrol. Average cost is estimated to be $3,000 or more, driving a final nail in the coffin of many smaller “mom and pop†gun shops.
SB 5910 Prohibits certain lawsuits against gun ranges and gun safety instructors. Counterpart to HB 1657.
HB 1319 Prohibits lawsuits against gun manufacturers for lawful products that function as designed; also restates preemption.
HB 1321 Requires all firearm transfers at gun shows to be processed through a federal firearms licensee. Counterpart to SB 5316.
HB 1657 Prohibits certain lawsuits against gun ranges and gun safety instructors. Counterpart to SB 5910.
HB 1665 Exempts police officers from the requirement to surrender firearms when subject to a temporary restraining order.
HB 1791 Makes leaving a loaded firearm where a juvenile under age 16 may access it a gross misdemeanor. Counterpart to SB 5317.
HB 1810 Grants reciprocal carry privileges to those states who recognize Washington CPLs. Counterpart to SB 5083.
PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED:
None.
REMINDER: Firearms are NOT permitted on the Capitol Campus, even with a 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". It's available in two versions: text (.txt) file or Acrobat (.pdf) file. The "Acrobat" version is preferred as it is easier to read and is an exact copy of the hard copy format the legislators use. You may download a free version of Adobe Acrobat from Adobe's web site. 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 "[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 IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT TEXTUAL MODIFICATION AND GREDIT IS GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "[email protected]" or (during session) by telephone at (425) 454-4911. Unfortunately, I am unable to mail hard copy Goal Post to individuals. Limited numbers of hard copies MAY be available at WAC gun shows.
Upcoming WAC gun show(s):
Monroe 15-16 March
Puyallup 22-23 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 2003 Gun Owners Action League of WA