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Central Firearms Offender Registry Legislation Passed 4/17 Update now a Database
bigtex:
House Bill 1612 will create the “central registry of firearm offenders”. The bill has bipartisan support, and actually has more republican sponsors then democrats. What the bill essentially does is adopt many of the same registry requirements that are currently in place with sex offenders, such as when you move you must register with the sheriff’s office.
A “firearm offender” is a person who has previously been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity in this state of any firearm offense. A person is not a firearm offender under this chapter if any and all qualifying offenses have been the subject of an expungement, pardon, annulment, certificate, or rehabilitation, or other equivalent procedure based on a finding of the rehabilitation of the person convicted or a pardon, annulment, or other equivalent procedure based on a finding of innocence.
"Firearm offense" means:
(a) Any felony offense that is a violation of chapter 9.41 RCW; firearm laws
(b) A violation of RCW 9A.36.045; Drive by shooting
(c) A violation of RCW 9A.56.300; Theft of firearm
(d) A violation of RCW 9A.56.310; Possessing a stolen firearm
(e) A violation of RCW 77.15.460; Loaded firearm in a vehicle (including hunting)
(f) Any felony offense if the offender was armed with a firearm in the commission of the offense.
It is up to the judge to decide whether or not an individual is required to register. The following are the "guidelines" in determining whether to require the person to register, the court shall consider all relevant factors including, but not limited to:
(a) The person's criminal history;
(b) Whether the person has previously been found not guilty by reason of insanity of any offense in this state or elsewhere; and
(c) Evidence of the person's propensity for violence that would likely endanger persons.
Bill sponsors are
Republicans: Hope, Hargrove, Orcutt, Kretz, Hayes, Buys, Dalhquist, Holy, O’Ban, Fagan, Magendanz, Smith, Klippert, Warnick
Democrats: Pederson, Goodman, Roberts, Moscoso, Ryu, Bergquist
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?year=2013&bill=1612
whacker1:
wow item (e) will put a lot of folks on that registry
bigtex:
--- Quote from: whacker1 on February 07, 2013, 10:27:17 AM ---wow item (e) will put a lot of folks on that registry
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That is a possibility. Especially since now all misdemeanors are now required to go before a judge. Prior to Summer 2012 that offense was a $271 ticket.
whacker1:
--- Quote from: bigtex on February 07, 2013, 10:37:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: whacker1 on February 07, 2013, 10:27:17 AM ---wow item (e) will put a lot of folks on that registry
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That is a possibility. Especially since now all misdemeanors are now required to go before a judge. Prior to Summer 2012 that offense was a $271 ticket.
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Yeah, that is what I was thinking. I know that was a common ticket that just got paid by many folks, very few that would contest it due to the circumstances.
Mudman:
Like part of the idea. Thought there was already a means for leo to check a persons status. Bill goes to far for my likes, sex offender leg.? Too far! :dunno:
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