Don't Be Lulled By Press Reports On Poor Chances for WA Gun Ban Bill

As I have stated in the past, we cannot be complacent about protecting our gun rights. A hearing on SB6396 was held in Olympia today and from what I saw over the internet feed, it was quite clear that Senator Kline is set on seeing this Bill become law. Senator Pam Roach did a great job of standing up for our firearms rights, but we must each stand up as well and let our houses of legislature know that the public does not support measures such as this which limit the rights of law abiding citizens while doing nothing to prevent criminal activity.

Press Sounding ‘Taps’ Over Kline Legislation, Hearing Turnout Could Cinch Bill’s Demise

By Dave Workman

Although the press corps is already sounding Taps over Senate Bill 6396, which would ban the future sale of so-called “assault weapons” and heavily regulate those already in private possession, gun owners are planning a strong turnout in Olympia Tuesday morning for a hearing on the measure.

They want to “send a message” to the bill’s sponsors – State Senators Adam Kline(37th District), Jeanne Kohls-Welles (36th District), Darlene Fairley (32nd District) and Joe McDermott (34th District) – and their colleagues that banning guns in the Evergreen State is an idea that simply will gain no traction among gun rights voters.

Backers of the bill have been practicing graveside politics to push the measure. The slayings of five police officers – four at the Parkland massacre and one in Seattle – and a Pierce County deputy sheriff have been fully exploited by Washington CeaseFire and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

Ralph Fascitelli, CeaseFire president, was spouting alarmist rhetoric in an Associated Press story over the weekend about the eight officers who were shot last year, arguing that this is not enough "to confront gun violence in the state." He doesn't trust people with firearms, judging from his remarks.Gun owners are an "angry" lot, facing a repressed economy, he argues.

Ralph is being a bit disingenuous. Five of the officers were killed with handguns, which are not covered by Kline's bill. Only Seattle officer Timothy Brenton was killed with a rifle, a .223-caliber semiautomatic from Kel Tec that even the manufacturer notes is not a "military style" rifle. It's a sporter carbine, period.

Read more at the Seattle Gun Rights Examiner