GOAL Post 2011-9

From: Joe Waldron [jwaldron@halcyon.com]
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:09 PM
Subject: GOAL Post 2011-9

GOAL Post 2011-9

Legislative Update from Olympia 4 March 2011

SHB 1923 PASSES HOUSE 95-0

SBs 5112 AND 5634 AWAITING SENATE VOTE

CHAMBER CUT-OFF NEXT THURSDAY (10 MARCH)

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON HBs 1016 AND 1455

WYOMING ENACTS CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY

WINCHESTER .223 AMMO RECALL

SHB 1923, amending CPL background checks, passed out of the House on a 95-0 vote with three members excused (typically because they are busy on other legislative matters). It now goes to Senate Judiciary for action.

Next Thursday, 10 March, is the chamber cut-off date. Bills that have not passed out of their chamber (House or Senate) of origin are considered dead for the session. At this time two bills remain awaiting a floor vote, both in the Senate. They are SBs 5112 (suppressors) and5634 (CPL background checks). At this point it is anticipated they will pass the Senate without a problem.

Public hearings have been scheduled in the Senate Judiciary Committee on HBs 1016 (suppressors) and 1455 (restoration of firearm rights). The hearing will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 March in Senate Hearing Room "1" in the John A. Cherberg Senate Office Building.

The Wyoming legislature passed, and Governor Mead signed into law, a bill making Wyoming the fourth state (after Vermont, Alaska and Arizona) to enact "constitutional carry" (i.e. unlicensed concealed carry).
Similar bills are pending in half a dozen other states. At this time it appears the bill only applies to Wyoming residents and licensees from states with whom Wyoming has reciprocity (this does NOT include Washington). The law takes effect 1 July.

Winchester has recalled several lots of "Ranger" .223 ammunition. Additional information including specific lot numbers is available at http://www.winchester.com/library/news/Pages/News-ProductWarningandRecall.aspx

BILL STATUS:

The following bills have been filed so far for the 2011-12 biennium: (This is the last week ALL bills will be listed. Starting next week we will list only bills still under consideration.)

Bill # Subject Sponsor Status
HB 1006 Knife blade length Appleton (D-23) Died
HB 1016 Suppressor use Blake (D-19) S. Jud.
HB 1066 Black powder storage and transport Bailey (R-10) Died
HB 1238 CPL age requirement lowered Orcutt (R-18) Died
HB 1400 Firearms on snowmobiles Ross (R-14) Died
HB 1455 Restoration of rights McCune (R-2) S. Jud.
HB 1508 Range protection Takko (D-19) Died
HB 1628 CPL background checks Kirby (D-29) Died
HB 1638 Harmonize state/federal law for CPLs Goodman (D-45) Died
HB 1729 State agency gun security devices Hurst (D-31) Died
SHB 1923 CPL qualification Goodman (D-45) S. Jud.
HB 1990 WA Firearms Freedom Act Shea (R-4) Died.

SB 5112 Suppressor use Hatfield (D-19) S. Rules
SB 5313 Juvenile weapon possession Kline (D-37) Died.
SB 5418 No duty to retreat Becker (R-2) Died
SB 5592 College weapon prohibition Shin (D-21) Died
SSB 5634 CPL background checks Hargrove (D-24) S. Rules
SB 5697 State agency gun security devices Hargrove (D-24) Died

Key to abbreviations: S. = Senate, H. = House, HumSer = Human Services and Corrections, Jud = Judiciary, PubSaf = Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, W&M = Ways and Means

GOAL POSITION ON BILLS:

HB 1016 SUPPORT
HB 1455 SUPPORT
HB 1923 SUPPORT

SB 5112 SUPPORT
SB 5634 SUPPORT

HEARING(S) SCHEDULED:

3/09 HBs 1016, 1455 Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Hearing Room 11:30 p.m. John A. Cherberg (JAC) 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 "jwaldron@halcyon.com". 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 "jwaldron@halcyon.com" or by telephone at (425) 985-4867. 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.

If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail me at "jwaldron@halcyon.com" with the words "Unsubscribe GOAL Post" in the subject line. I will remove your name immediately. Keep in mind GOAL Post is also published on several gun lists. If you received GP via a list, you must contact that list's admin to unsubscribe.


Upcoming WAC gun show(s):

Monroe 12-13 March
Puyallup 26-27 March

"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 2011 Gun Owners Action League of WA