I-1639: Washington state's latest gun control initiative

[bigtex]

Anyone wanting to purchase an AR15 will need to have completed a "firearm safety training program" in the past five years. That should do wonders in clogging up our hunter education programs.

I don't know if hunter ed meets the initiatives training requirements:

The course must cover:
(i) Basic firearms safety rules;
(ii) Firearms and children, including secure gun storage and talking to children about gun safety;
(iii) Firearms and suicide prevention;
(iv) Secure gun storage to prevent unauthorized access and use;
(v) Safe handling of firearms; and
(vi) State and federal firearms laws, including prohibited firearms transfers.

[Kazekurt]

When did it become ok to vote away people's constitutional rights?  It's been awhile since I was in school, but my understanding was that the founding fathers believed that certain basic liberties were undeniable and therefore should not be subject to the rule of the mob.  Is this not why the bill of rights and the constitution were created?  I wouldn't vote for this even if I hated guns(which I clearly don't) because once we establish that a majority can take away the rights of a minority through the innitiative process and elections than nothing is protected.   Free  speech  and religion could very well be next...

[Hemlock]

All about I-1639  We should be a little more concerned.

http://www.i1639.com/

Lots of big money from instate.

[MADMAX]

And unfortunately it will more than likely pass

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/backers-of-statewide-gun-initiative-turn-in-enough-signatures-to-get-measure-on-november-ballot/784306984

[bugs n bones]

Yeah let’s send are kids overseas to lay down there lives for these liberal pieces of *censored* but it’s not ok to buy a semi automatic for there own self defense, hunting , or just general shooting fun

[TVHunts]

Yeah let’s send are kids overseas to lay down there lives for these liberal pieces of *censored* but it’s not ok to buy a semi automatic for there own self defense, hunting , or just general shooting fun

Yes, but if your Paul Allen your Ok to own a functional military tank!  The usual underhanded means to buy what they want by the liberal 1% er’s.  Like waiting 3 years and imposing added restrictions for all semiauto rifles will ever really prevent another school shooting.  And, disguised along with uninformed voters it will likely pass.

Just another reason the get the hell out of this state sooner than later. 

[ribka]

Yeah let’s send are kids overseas to lay down there lives for these liberal pieces of *censored* but it’s not ok to buy a semi automatic for there own self defense, hunting , or just general shooting fun

And we even have members on here that support these anti gun laws

[JBar]

Anyone wanting to purchase an AR15 will need to have completed a "firearm safety training program" in the past five years. That should do wonders in clogging up our hunter education programs.

I don't know if hunter ed meets the initiatives training requirements:

The course must cover:
(i) Basic firearms safety rules;
(ii) Firearms and children, including secure gun storage and talking to children about gun safety;
(iii) Firearms and suicide prevention;
(iv) Secure gun storage to prevent unauthorized access and use;
(v) Safe handling of firearms; and
(vi) State and federal firearms laws, including prohibited firearms transfers.

The Sheriff in the county my dad lives in required a class like this for a CWP. Can you guess who owned the company that offered the class...? This is in another state but I can see this happening here!

[Stein]

They had a booth getting signatures at the Arlington Walmart a week or so ago, obviously paid person that had no interest other than cash.

Just read through it, any semi-auto is part of the ban.  Anyone under 21 can't posses one outside their property for any reason including hunting, target shooting, taking it to the gunsmith or whatever else.

Fully paid for by billionaires, both in state and out.

Hopefully Trump gets his justice in place soon.

[saylean]

Idaho continues to call my name.

[Cougartail]

Funny how the Second Amendment doesn't hold the same weight as other "Rights". Maybe we should raise the voting age to 21 and make you take a class in civics every five years to vote. That ought to change the election outcomes.

The fee required for the class to exercise a "right" will be struck down as unconstitutional.

Hopefully the Supreme court will get involved and put all this to bed with justices who can actually read. "Shall not be infringed.."