Post by: netcoyote on March 13, 2013, 07:03:43 AM
Washington Gun Control Bill Fails In State House
March 13, 2013 5:10 AM
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A contentious proposal to expand background checks on Washington state gun sales failed Tuesday in the state House, where supporters said they were just a handful of votes short.
In a final effort to pick up a few extra votes, Rep. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, had proposed a referendum clause that would have allowed the public to vote on the measure. He initially believed that would draw enough support to corral the 50 votes needed to pass the bill but conceded Tuesday night that others had dropped their backing because of that shift.
“It was too big of a stretch for this year,” Pedersen said.
Pedersen said he was disappointed by the result, and several Democrats departing for the night were emotional about the collapse of a bill they’d spent two days intensely working to finalize. The week had included lobbying from former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona Democrat who was wounded in a January 2011 mass shooting, and Gov. Jay Inslee.
After years of seeking expanded background checks, supporters of gun control had seen this year as the greatest chance for major changes in state law, with the public still reeling from the December massacre of children at a Connecticut elementary school. The National Rifle Association, however, led a broad campaign in the state to block the bill, with opponents of the measure saying it wouldn’t stop gun violence and arguing that it was the first step to a registry of gun owners, which opponents consider as an unconstitutional overreach.
Post by: Wacenturion on March 13, 2013, 08:36:13 AM
Post by: huntnphool on March 13, 2013, 09:04:38 AM
Piers Morgan must be :cryriver:
Post by: sirmissalot on March 13, 2013, 10:23:08 AM
Post by: xd2005 on March 13, 2013, 10:59:47 AM
Post by: csaaphill on March 13, 2013, 01:39:56 PM
till they try again >:(
Post by: BullMagnet76 on March 13, 2013, 01:41:59 PM
Post by: LUCKY on March 13, 2013, 02:09:03 PM
Post by: washelkhunter on March 13, 2013, 02:12:35 PM
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Post by: huntrights on March 13, 2013, 03:29:06 PM
That's great news.
You see, our unified voice does make a difference.
Post by: huntnphool on March 13, 2013, 04:00:49 PM
Time to vote Mike Hope out, he is a republican in my district that sponsored this bill. bye bye Mikey!Make sure you let him know in a email.
Post by: Possum197 on March 13, 2013, 04:53:57 PM
Post by: FALFire on March 13, 2013, 05:28:08 PM
http://www.aaronreardon.com/?p=1282 (http://www.aaronreardon.com/?p=1282)
Post by: csaaphill on March 13, 2013, 05:55:56 PM
if that passes which it prolly will we should all make him register for some of those actions could be considered a felony. dui now i beleive disqualify's you for 2nd amendment rights.
marijuana for sure can land you 20 for knowingly using marijuana and owning a firearm im sure he does!
Post by: thatkidwho on March 13, 2013, 06:09:46 PM
Interesting article on Mike Hope. Looks like he has a real badge heavy power trip thing going on!!
http://www.aaronreardon.com/?p=1282 (http://www.aaronreardon.com/?p=1282)
And didn't Reardon just resign for allegations of misconduct too. We are surrounded by fantastic people.
Post by: csaaphill on March 14, 2013, 02:49:14 AM
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Post by: netcoyote on March 14, 2013, 06:37:22 AM
Time to vote Mike Hope out, he is a republican in my district that sponsored this bill. bye bye Mikey!
Keep us posted the next time Hope is up for re-election and maybe we can take up a little collection and help to hand his head to him. I'm sick and tired of these RINO Republicans. We've got a Democrat in our district (Chris Hurst) that has a better voting record on gun bills than some of the RINOs.
Post by: csaaphill on March 15, 2013, 11:24:30 PM
Post by: netcoyote on March 16, 2013, 05:23:13 AM
this is good but if the fed law passes this victory won't mean crap.
One victory at a time, my friend. You are right, though, and now we need to focus our efforts on the fed bill. Remember, if we can win in WA, we have a good chance of winning the congressional bill. We have to keep speaking up.