Urgent Request on Gun Iniatives

[Hunter4Life]

Pro-gun Initiative 591 and anti-gun, anti-hunting Initiative 594 will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on 1/28/14 at 1:30 PM in House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building.  Both initiatives will be heard by the Senate Law and Justice Committee on 1/29/14 at 1:30 PM in Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building. 

We need everyone possible that can make one or both committee hearings to do this.  This is the most important legislative request of the session.  From what I was told, the gun groups  don't want anyone to testify, just go to the hearing(s), sign in as supporting I-591 and in opposition to I-594.  The Second Amendment groups have a specially crafted message and will be presenting this.  If you can make only one hearing, please make the House hearing on Tuesday as the make-up on the Senate Committee is much more favorable to our side.  The Senate Law and Justice Committee Chair Make Padden is a good friend of our community.  This is critical we turn out in force as you know the anti-gun community will be there.  Please have everyone also pass this to their family, friends, and anyone who cares about our right to keep and bear arms and the right to hunt.

Dave Workman posted the following.  Very wise advice and it should be followed:

If you go, be on your best behavior.
This is a legislative hearing in a legislative atmosphere. It's not a gun show, demonstration, rally or hunting camp. Leave the long guns at home, too. You're likely to see a bunch of television cameras.

• Dress appropriately (i.e. no camo, no goofy T-shirts, etc.)
• No clapping, cheering, booing, hissing, catcalls, etc.  NO SIGNS.  They don't allow signs.

Please follow this to a T.  The last thing we need is people on our side with boorish behavior that is caught on the numerous television cameras that will surely be there.  With the lame stream media, if the opposition is disruptive and we are disruptive, who do you think they will show?

If you can't make either hearings, please call the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-562-6000 and let your legislators know that you support I-591 and oppose I-594. 

[blackdog]

HB 1561 is also being heard that day on short barreled rifles.

[bearpaw]

Sorry I am unable to go, hope others can make it.

[Eli346]

I'm going to make it if at all possible!

[Dave Workman]

 
Yesterday’s arrest of teen heartthrob Justin Bieber may have temporarily distracted some folks from more important business coming up in Olympia, but trust Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) to get the focus back on track with an e-mail alert today to its members, about 12 hours after the National Rifle Association alerted its members, regarding next week’s hearings on the dueling initiatives.

http://www.examiner.com/article/bieber-bust-boredom-v-gun-rights-activism


Apparently people missed this thread:

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,145905.0.html

[Greenhorn]

Good info,  I will call.  Thanks for all you do Dave!

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[bearpaw]

   Is there anyone else who can go? They need people to show up!

[CementFinisher]

if it rains ill be there. if not work wont let me off

[Jingles]

With Finances as they are won't be able to make the meeting but sure can call each of my reps individually

[BOWHUNTER45]

How many members do we have ? Well I hope a at least 75 or better yet 100% of our members will at least call if they can not make it ... I will call ..just to busy and to far for me to go !!     Should add a POLL to this so we can keep track of who is participating in these issues !!!

[Mac11]

Here's a you tube clip giving a take on what I-594 is gonna do to us if we don't get I-591 passed!

Remember the anti's are pushin' I-594 and as Seattle go's, we all go!

I 594 is Firearm Registration

[MarkyMark]

Can someone explain to me in a nutshell how I-594 threatens hunting? I'm admittedly lazy when it comes to reading legislation. Thanks in advance.

[PNW_Hunter]

HB 1561 is also being heard that day on short barreled rifles.

Do we think that SBR's will become legal soon? I've been hearing this for a while but don't know the "skinny" on their progress to legalization for the public

[blackdog]

We have hearings scheduled and the prime sponsor will continue to offer the legislation until it passes or he dies.

[csaaphill]

Can someone explain to me in a nutshell how I-594 threatens hunting? I'm admittedly lazy when it comes to reading legislation. Thanks in advance.

I can
So say you need a rifle to go deer hunting your friend has one and say's he'll loan it you. Before you can even go you would both have to go to some Gun shot police station or anyother place that could conduct a background check pay and exurbanite amount of money of which you should not have to in the first place since this is America and not Russia or UK in order to pay for the background check.
OF which the fee would cut into hunting and any other kind of item you might have wanted or needed but can't now because you had to pay a fee to go through a background check you've passed or your friend has passed before when purchasing said firearm from a licensed dealer even if it's been a few years he has or you have.
Then when that's done he could transfer you the gun, but more likely not over the allotted time that he or you set probably on the paper work you both are forced by that state now to undergo that you did not have to before or be fined or jailed if it does go over that amount of time.
Better yet say you did not undergo this horrendous bit of crap and your friend just lent you that gun you get caught without a background check while hunting boom your busted and jailed! enough for you?