D.W. Drang
Member
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PUBLIC HEARING ON SB 5083 (CPL RECIPROCITY)
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 5083 (CPL reciprocity) on Thursday, 19 February, at 8 a.m. in House Hearing Room "B," John L. O'Brien Building at the Capitol Campus. At this time, SB 5083 is the first bill on the calendar, so it should be heard at 8 sharp.
Forty-six states now issue concealed pistol licenses to its citizens, 35 of them "shall-issue" and two "Vermont-style-carry" (Vermont and Alaska, no license required). With Vermont and Alaska, more than 30 states now have some form of reciprocity -- recognition of carry licenses from other states. Eleven states already allow a Washington licensee to carry in their state (AK, ID, IN, KY, MI, MT, OK, TN, UT, VA and VT). It's time that Washington allows law-abiding citizens of other states to carry while visiting Washington.
SB 5083 is a true reciprocity bill -- there must be mutual recognition of licenses for reciprocity to exist. A universal recognition bill, as we passed in 1998 only to have Governor Locke veto the bill, would be a much simpler arrangement. Eight of the states that currently accept Washington's CPL do so via a universal recognition statute. But SB 5083 is a good start.
If you can attend the hearing, please do. A strong show of support will send a clear signal to the House Judiciary Committee (and to the House as a whole) that Washington is prepared to join the other 30+ states who honor out-of-state CPLs. If you can't attend, please call the Legislative Hotline at (800) 562-6000 and express your support for SB 5083. Or better yet, take a moment and e-mail the members of the House Judiciary Committee and ask them to give favorable consideration to SB 5083. Their e-mail addresses are:
Rep. Pat Lantz (D), committee chair [email protected]
Rep. Jim Moeller (D), vice chair [email protected]
Rep. Mike Carrell (R) , ranking member [email protected]
Rep. Tom Campbell (R) [email protected]
Rep. Dennis Flannigan (D) [email protected]
Rep. Steve Kirby (D) [email protected]
Rep. John Lovick (D) [email protected]
Rep. Lois McMahan (R) [email protected]
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) [email protected]
Judiciary
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
2/19/04
John L. O'Brien Building
8:00 am
Olympia, WA
Public Hearing/Possible Executive Session:
1. ESB 5083 - Recognizing concealed weapon licenses issued by states that recognize Washington's concealed pistol license.
For those who can attend the hearing, please sign up on the sign-in sheet for SB 5083, with a "PRO" position. You do not have to testify if you're not comfortable with that. Simply signing the sheet will record your position.
I'll see you in Olympia!
Joe Waldron
GOAL Legislative Liaison
PUBLIC HEARING ON SB 5083 (CPL RECIPROCITY)
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 5083 (CPL reciprocity) on Thursday, 19 February, at 8 a.m. in House Hearing Room "B," John L. O'Brien Building at the Capitol Campus. At this time, SB 5083 is the first bill on the calendar, so it should be heard at 8 sharp.
Forty-six states now issue concealed pistol licenses to its citizens, 35 of them "shall-issue" and two "Vermont-style-carry" (Vermont and Alaska, no license required). With Vermont and Alaska, more than 30 states now have some form of reciprocity -- recognition of carry licenses from other states. Eleven states already allow a Washington licensee to carry in their state (AK, ID, IN, KY, MI, MT, OK, TN, UT, VA and VT). It's time that Washington allows law-abiding citizens of other states to carry while visiting Washington.
SB 5083 is a true reciprocity bill -- there must be mutual recognition of licenses for reciprocity to exist. A universal recognition bill, as we passed in 1998 only to have Governor Locke veto the bill, would be a much simpler arrangement. Eight of the states that currently accept Washington's CPL do so via a universal recognition statute. But SB 5083 is a good start.
If you can attend the hearing, please do. A strong show of support will send a clear signal to the House Judiciary Committee (and to the House as a whole) that Washington is prepared to join the other 30+ states who honor out-of-state CPLs. If you can't attend, please call the Legislative Hotline at (800) 562-6000 and express your support for SB 5083. Or better yet, take a moment and e-mail the members of the House Judiciary Committee and ask them to give favorable consideration to SB 5083. Their e-mail addresses are:
Rep. Pat Lantz (D), committee chair [email protected]
Rep. Jim Moeller (D), vice chair [email protected]
Rep. Mike Carrell (R) , ranking member [email protected]
Rep. Tom Campbell (R) [email protected]
Rep. Dennis Flannigan (D) [email protected]
Rep. Steve Kirby (D) [email protected]
Rep. John Lovick (D) [email protected]
Rep. Lois McMahan (R) [email protected]
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) [email protected]
Judiciary
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
2/19/04
John L. O'Brien Building
8:00 am
Olympia, WA
Public Hearing/Possible Executive Session:
1. ESB 5083 - Recognizing concealed weapon licenses issued by states that recognize Washington's concealed pistol license.
For those who can attend the hearing, please sign up on the sign-in sheet for SB 5083, with a "PRO" position. You do not have to testify if you're not comfortable with that. Simply signing the sheet will record your position.
I'll see you in Olympia!
Joe Waldron
GOAL Legislative Liaison