Whatever you think about bump stocks, this is an outrageous violation of privacy.
Joe's Alert message below has been edited slightly for some typos and punctuation.
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FROM: GOAL-WA (Joe Waldron) GOALWA@COX.NET
TO: undisclosed recipients
SENT: Wed 4/24/2019 2:25 AM
SUBJECT: GOAL Alert 2019-124 April 2019
Legislative Alert from Olympia
Last week we reported that a public records request had been
submitted to the Washington State Patrol asking for the names and addresses of
all of the individuals who turned in “bump stocks” and were compensated by the state.
Under the current Public Records Act (RCW 42.56), this information MUST be
released.
An emergency bill has been filed in Olympia to block this
action for purposes of public safety. The bill is HB 2182, was filed by:
Representatives Shea <http://leg.wa.gov/house/representatives/pages/default.aspx#shea>,
More than 25 years ago the Washington legislature
followed the lead of several other states and restricted access to public
records concerning concealed pistol licenses. Why give burglars a heads up of
where to go “shopping,” or anti-gun activists the opportunity to publish lists
of CPL holders as some have done in other states?
Bill text can be found
Again, a reasonable assumption can be made if an
individual had a bump stock, he or she also possesses a firearm suitable for
use with such a device. For those liberals who think this is a reasonable
measure, ask them how they would feel about a public records release of the
names of all women who received an abortion using public funding as is done in
Washington under MEDICAID. Try that and watch the liberal rockets being fired!
YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TODAY IF THIS BILL IS TO MOVE.
Again, the bill is HB 2182.It is imperative you contact YOUR state legislators
today and ask them to support the bill. Your legislator is a liberal? Use the
abortion example I cited above as an argument.
Contact information for your legislators may be found at https://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder. When
you insert your address, a box will pop up with links to your state Senator and
two state Representatives. Or you can do it the old-fashioned way and look in
the “blue” Government pages in your telephone directory.
Timing is critical. One report indicates the WSP intends
to release the information as early as tomorrow, Friday, even before the
mandatory release deadline.
Will Democrat leadership in both the House and Senate
act, and will Governor Inslee sign an emergency bill?
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