WA - GOAL Legislative Updates from Olympia

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GOAL Post 2008-3

Legislative Update from Olympia 1 February 2008

FORMAT CHANGE

NEW GUN BILLS INTRODUCED

POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF FRIDAY, 8 FEB

PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD, SCHEDULED

At the suggestion of a few subscribers, I have merged the “Bill Status”
and “GOAL Position” sections to provide a faster connection between
bills and GOAL’s position on them. It should make for an easier read of
the GOAL Post.

A handful of new bills were introduced this week, all in the Senate.
They include SB 6841 (Murray, D-43) that would add a section to RCW 9.41
prohibiting firearms and other weapons on all college campuses; SB 6859
(Morton, R-7), a counterpart of HB 3225 that limits the Dept of Fish &
Wildlife’s ability to regulate firearms on DFW-managed land; SB 6860
(Roach, R-31) which clearly extends state preemption of firearm
regulation to college campuses, SB 6861 (Roach, R-31) expands the
opportunities for reciprocity of CPLs with additional states; and SB
6864 (Roach, R-31) which recognizes CPLs issued to any active duty
military member serving in Washington.

Friday, 8 February is the policy committee cut-off in the original
chamber. This means that bills must pass out of their original policy
committee (e.g. House Judiciary, Senate Judiciary, etc) or they are
considered dead for the remainder of the session. Of more than 30 gun
bills filed in 2007 and 2008, only a few will be considered “in play”
after next Friday. Note that next week’s schedule is already out, and
most of the pro-gun bills are NOT scheduled for a public hearing. That
means in all likelihood they will die next Friday evening.

(Reminder: The session calendar is a creation of the legislature, not a
constitutional requirement. The legislature can choose to ignore the
adopted dates and move bills previously considered to be “dead” under
the calendar. As the saying goes, “It ain’t over ‘til the fat lady
sings,” and she doesn’t sing until the session actually comes to a close
at midnight on March 13^th . )

Public hearings are scheduled for at least three bills this week, one in
Senate Judiciary (SB 6763) and two in Senate Higher Ed (SBs 6841 and
6860). The Senate Higher Ed hearing appears to be this year’s “face-off”
between pro- and anti-gun bills, this time addressing firearms on
college campuses. A separate GOAL Alert has been published calling for
attendance at the Thursday morning hearing. In addition, a few bills are
scheduled for “Executive Session” meaning a vote will be taken to pass
them out of committee. The schedule has been changed several times, and
is subject to change on an almost daily basis (despite the nominal
five-days notice required). Details on the public hearings are listed
below. THE HEARING TAKES PLACE IN SENATE HEARING ROOM 3 IN THE JOHN A.
CERBERG SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

If you are able to attend the Senate Higher Education public hearing, a
little something to keep in mind: both Republicans on the committee have
solid pro-gun credentials. Democrat Senator Tim Sheldon is solidly with
us; Democrats Derek Kilmer and Jean Berkey have voted pro-gun.

*BILL STATUS / GOAL POSITION ON BILLS:*

The following bills have been filed for the 2007-08 biennium:

Bill # Subject Sponsor Status

HB 1011 Alien firearm licenses Moeller (D-49) H. Jud.

REPLACED BY HB 3148

HB 1014 Mandatory safe storage Moeller (D-49) H. Jud.

OPPOSE

HB 1026 Gun show loophole Williams (D-22) H. Jud.

OPPOSE

HB 1126 CPL extension Morrell (D-25) H. Rules(X)

SUPPORT

HB 1633 Prohibit confis. during emerg. Roach (R-31) H. Jud.

SUPPORT

HB 1764 Prohibit stun guns for students Lantz (D-26) H. Jud.

NEUTRAL

HB 2036 Shooting range protection Van De Wege (D-24) H. Jud.

SUPPORT

HB 2168 Gun safety education program Chase (D-32) H. Jud.

SUPPORT

HB 2177 Weapon definition Moeller (D-49) H. Rules(X)

CONCERNS

HB 2268 Weapons at schools Lantz (D-26) H. Jud.

OPPOSE

HB 2706 Notification – hunting land Blake (D-19) H. Ag/NR

SUPPORT

HB 2956 Possession while hunting Haler (R-8) H. Ag/NR

SUPPORT

HB 3095 Involuntary commitment Lantz (D-26) H. Jud

OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED

HB 3131 Weapons on school grounds Lantz (D-26) H. Jud.

OPPOSE

HB 3148 Alien firearm licenses Moeller (D-49) H. Jud.

SUPPORT

HB 3225 Possession on DFW reg. lands Orcutt (R-18) H. Ag/NR

SUPPORT

HB 3229 Weapons in courthouses Warnick (R-13) H. Jud.

NEUTRAL

SB 5197 Gun show loophole Tom (D-48) S. Rules(X)

OPPOSE

SB 5456 Alien firearm licenses Morton (R-7) S. Rules

SUPPORT

SB 5465 Restoration of gun rights Schoesler (R-9) S. Rules

SUPPORT

SB 5516 Prohibit confis. during emerg. Stevens (R-39) S. Jud.

SUPPORT

SB 5791 School gun safety program Sheldon (D-35) S. K-12

SUPPORT

SB 6304 Firearm possession on campus Kohl-Welles (D-36) S. HiEd

OPPOSE

SB 6322 Weapon definition-courthouses Kohl-Welles (D-36) S. Rules

OPPOSE

SB 6526 Involuntary commitment Kline (D-37) S. Jud.

OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED

SB 6686 CPLs for military members Roach (R-31) S. Jud.

SUPPORT

SB 6763 NICS reporting Tom (D-48) S. Jud.

OPPOSE

SB 6841 Bans firearms on coll. campuses Murray (D-43) S. HiEd

OPPOSE

SB 6859 Possession on DFW-reg. lands Morton (R-7) S. NatRes

SUPPORT

SB 6860 Firearm possession on campus Roach (R-31) S. HiEd

SUPPORT

SB 6861 Expands CPL reciprocity Roach (R-31) S. Jud.

SUPPORT

SB 6864 CPL military reciprocity Roach (R-31) S. Jud.

SUPPORT

Key to abbreviations: S. = Senate, H. = House, Jud = Judiciary, Ag/NR =
Agriculture & Natural Resources, Educ = Education, HiEd = Higher
Education, K-12 = Education, Lab/Comm = Labor, Commerce, Research &
Development, (X) = X-files (supposedly dead for this session)

What’s the difference between “support if amended” and “oppose unless
amended?” On “support if amended,” we would prefer to see the bill
improved, but will support it if necessary in its current form. “Oppose
unless amended” means that unless the bill is amended to be acceptable
to us, we oppose the bill in its current form.

PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED:

5 Feb Senate Judiciary Senate Hearing Room 1

10:00 a.m. SB 6763 John A. Cherberg Bldg

7 Feb Senate Higher Ed Senate Hearing Room 3

10:00 a.m. SBs 6841, 6860 John A. Cherberg Bldg

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 "[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 CREDIT IS
GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "[email protected]."
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):

Monroe 9-10 February

Puyallup 23-24 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 2008 Gun Owners Action League of WA

 

[simpleguy]

wow glad i live south of you, i am so sorry, that's a ton.

 

[wqbang]

If you could just keep Senator Ginny Burdick down in your state...she came up here pushing legislation to close the so-called "Gunshow Loophole". At least we thwarted the anti's attempts - Oregon was not so lucky.

 

[MD_Willington]

Updates?

 

[wqbang]

Neither bill made the cutoff.

Every Washington member of THR should be subscribed to Joe Waldrons GOAL Post. Just email [email protected] and tell him you want to be added to the WA GOAL mailing list.

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GOAL Post 2008-4

Legislative Update from Olympia 8 February 2008

POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF PASSES, BILLS DIE

FIVE GUN-RELATED BILLS REMAIN IN PLAY

ONE NEW GUN BILL INTRODUCED

POLICY COMMITTEE CUT-OFF FRIDAY, 8 FEB

PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD, SCHEDULED

THANKS TO HEARING ATTENDEES

Friday evening was policy committee cut-off. At least theoretically,
bills that had not passed out of their original policy committee are
considered dead for the remainder of the session (subject to a majority
“pull” to the chamber floor).

It appears at this time that only five gun-related bills have survived
the cut-off: HBs 3029, 3131 and 3148 and SB 6322 and 6763.

An amended version of HB 3029, SHB 3029, passed out of House Judiciary
to House Appropriations, where they must approve expenditures caused by
the bill. HBs 3131 and 3148 passed from Judiciary to House Rules in
substitute (amended) form as SHBs 3131 and 3148. SB 6322 has been
sitting in Senate Rules for more than a week. SB 6763 was sent to Senate
Rules this week.

Two additional Senate Bills, SBs 5456 and 5465 are technically still
alive in Senate Rules. It’s unlikely you’ll see any action on either
bill, although the language in SB 5456 could be used as a striking
amendment for HB 3148 if it goes over to the Senate.

The next major cut-off date is Tuesday, February 19^th , when all bills
must pass their chamber of origin (House bills out of the House; Senate
bills out of the Senate. Most of next week’s schedule is devoted to
House and Senate floor sessions (which are usually televised live on TV
Washington and may be carried by your local cable television outlet).

NEW BILLS

Only one new gun bill was introduced this week, HB 3359, by Rep Al
O’Brien (D-1). HB 3329 requires encoding – serial numbering – all
handgun ammunition sold in the state of Washington. This idea has been
kicking around for several years, and up until now we have been able to
keep it out of the legislature.

HB 3359 requires all ammunition primarily intended to be fired in
handguns – this could include .22 rimfire (it clearly includes .22
rimfire pistol match ammo) – to have BOTH the projectile (bullet) AND
cartridge case marked with an identifiable serial number. It also
includes pistol bullets for reloading. Retailers are required to report
the sale of ammunition with the serial numbers involved and the
identifying information taken from government-issued ID, to the state
Department of Licensing. The requirement takes effect January 1, 2010.

HB 3359 was assigned to House Judiciary for action. It was introduced
just after the policy committee cut-off (Judiciary’s last hearing before
cut-off was held on 5 February), so theoretically the bill will not be
acted on. As noted above, cut-off dates are set by the legislature, and
bills can be pulled from committee directly to the chamber floor.

There isn’t enough room in the GOAL Post to cover all the flaws in HB
3359! The bottom line is, as written, the bill would have a major impact
on consumer ammunition costs AND on state bureaucracy, requiring
significant staff expansion to meet record-keeping requirements.

(The anti-self defense lobby – the gun control lobby – is promoting
so-called “microstamping” bills in eight states this year (most in the
Northeast) and versions have been filed in Congress. While HB 3359 is
unlikely to go anywhere this year, don’t expect it to just fade away.
California passed – and Schwarzneggar signed – a bullet encoding bill
last year.)

PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD, SCHEDULED

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

A lively public hearing was conducted in Senate Higher Education last
Thursday on SBs 6841 (college campus gun ban) and 6860 (allows carry on
college campuses with CPL). More than 50 citizens in attendance
supported SB 6860 and opposed SB 6841, of whom more than a dozen
testified. In favor of banning guns on campus were only four individuals
by one count. Only three testified in support of the ban.

Unfortunately Higher Ed committee chair Senator Paull Shin (D-21)
supports gun bans. He has refused to bring either bill up for a vote in
the committee, where all Republicans and other Democrats support the
right of citizens to armed self defense. Unless sufficient pressure is
brought to bear on Senate leadership, SB 6860 will die.

Every gun owner, every citizen who believes in the constitutional and
natural right to self defense, owes a big THANK YOU to those individuals
who were able to make the trek to Olympia for the hearing. It is events
like this that demonstrate the true feelings of Washington’s citizens on
this critical issue AND the lack of support for gun control. One would
have thought that lesson would have been learned with 1997’s Initiative
676, the handgun owner licensing initiative, which went down to a
stinging – and stunning – 71-29% defeat. Or last year, when more than
300 gun rights advocates filled three rooms during the hearing on SB
5197, the so-called gun show loophole bill. It’s sad how arrogant many
of our elected officials are, to ignore the will of the majority of the
people in favor of a very small but politically-correct minority.

*BILL STATUS / GOAL POSITION ON BILLS:*

The following bills have been filed for the 2007-08 biennium:

Bill # Subject Sponsor Status

HB 1011 Alien firearm licenses Moeller (D-49) DEAD

REPLACED BY HB 3148

HB 1014 Mandatory safe storage Moeller (D-49) DEAD

OPPOSE

HB 1026 Gun show loophole Williams (D-22) DEAD

OPPOSE

HB 1126 CPL extension Morrell (D-25) DEAD

SUPPORT

HB 1633 Prohibit confis. during emerg. Roach (R-31) DEAD

SUPPORT

HB 1764 Prohibit stun guns for students Lantz (D-26) DEAD

NEUTRAL

HB 2036 Shooting range protection Van De Wege (D-24) DEAD

SUPPORT

HB 2168 Gun safety education program Chase (D-32) DEAD

SUPPORT

HB 2177 Weapon definition Moeller (D-49) DEAD

CONCERNS

HB 2268 Weapons at schools Lantz (D-26) DEAD

REPLACED BY HB 3131

HB 2706 Notification – hunting land Blake (D-19) DEAD

SUPPORT

HB 2956 Possession while hunting Haler (R-8) DEAD

SUPPORT

HB 3095 Involuntary commitment Lantz (D-26) H. Approp.

OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED

HB 3131 Weapons on school grounds Lantz (D-26) H. Rules

OPPOSE

HB 3148 Alien firearm licenses Moeller (D-49) H. Rules

SUPPORT

HB 3225 Possession on DFW reg. lands Orcutt (R-18) DEAD

SUPPORT

HB 3229 Weapons in courthouses Warnick (R-13) DEAD

NEUTRAL

HB 3359 Handgun ammunition encoding O’Brien (D-1) DEAD

OPPOSE

SB 5197 Gun show loophole Tom (D-48) DEAD

OPPOSE

SB 5456 Alien firearm licenses Morton (R-7) S. Rules

SUPPORT

SB 5465 Restoration of gun rights Schoesler (R-9) S. Rules

SUPPORT

SB 5516 Prohibit confis. during emerg. Stevens (R-39) DEAD

SUPPORT

SB 5791 School gun safety program Sheldon (D-35) DEAD

SUPPORT

SB 6304 Firearm possession on campus Kohl-Welles (D-36) DEAD

OPPOSE

SB 6322 Weapon definition-courthouses Kohl-Welles (D-36) S. Rules

OPPOSE

SB 6526 Involuntary commitment Kline (D-37) DEAD

OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED

SB 6686 CPLs for military members Roach (R-31) DEAD

SUPPORT

SB 6763 NICS reporting Tom (D-48) S. Rules

NEUTRAL

SB 6841 Bans firearms on coll. campuses Murray (D-43) DEAD

OPPOSE

SB 6859 Possession on DFW-reg. lands Morton (R-7) DEAD

SUPPORT

SB 6860 Firearm possession on campus Roach (R-31) DEAD

SUPPORT

SB 6861 Expands CPL reciprocity Roach (R-31) DEAD

SUPPORT

SB 6864 CPL military reciprocity Roach (R-31) DEAD

SUPPORT

Key to abbreviations: S. = Senate, H. = House, Jud = Judiciary, Ag/NR =
Agriculture & Natural Resources, Approp. = Appropriations, Educ =
Education, HiEd = Higher Education, K-12 = Education, Lab/Comm = Labor,
Commerce, Research & Development, (X) = X-files (supposedly dead for
this session)

What’s the difference between “support if amended” and “oppose unless
amended?” On “support if amended,” we would prefer to see the bill
improved, but will support it if necessary in its current form. “Oppose
unless amended” means that unless the bill is amended to be acceptable
to us, we oppose the bill in its current form.

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 "[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 CREDIT IS
GIVEN TO GOAL. I can be reached at "[email protected]."
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 GOAL Posts, please send
an e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 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 9-10 February

Puyallup 23-24 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 2008 Gun Owners Action League of WA