NRA Blasts Washington State's Gun Control Bill
Last week, NRA-ILA informed you about Senate Bill 6396, legislation that would bring California-style gun-control to the Northwest and ultimately ban many semi-automatic firearms commonly owned by Washingtonians.
In fact, SB 6396 is more far-reaching than it appears on the surface and will absolutely impact a gigantic swath of Washington firearm owners, including concealed pistol license holders, hunters and competitive pistol shooters. As examples, consider the following restrictions that flow from the provisions of this horrendous piece of gun control legislation"
-- Every semiautomatic AND PUMP-ACTION rifle and shotgun that has a detachable magazine and has a pistol grip located rear of the trigger (yes, that is just about all of them) is defined as an “assault weapon” and is banned under SB 6396!
-- If you and your child/children are out in the woods plinking with his or her Ruger 10-22 and there are more than 10 rounds in the magazine, you are a FELON!
-- If you are a Concealed Pistol License holder and your semi-auto self-defense pistol contains more than 10 rounds, you are a FELON!
-- The use of firearms defined as “assault weapons” (see first bullet point) are banned for use in hunting!
-- Competitive shooters will be impacted as any semi-auto pistol that has a detachable magazine and is equipped with a muzzle brake or compensator is defined as an “assault weapon!”
-- If you own a firearm(s) defined as an “assault weapon” on the date this bill becomes law, you can keep it if you are willing to allow your Sheriff to come into your home once every year to ensure you store your firearm(s) appropriately!
Senate Bill 6396 is proof that the gun-ban groups and politicians are not interested in only banning semi-automatic firearms that happen to look like military firearms. This bill shows where they really want to go with their agenda! This gun ban scheme will only punish law-abiding citizens and will do nothing to curb crime or keep criminals from obtaining firearms illegally. This is not only another attack on our Second Amendment rights in Washington State, but an attack on your Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches of your home!
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Senate bill 6396 is a joke and a knee jerk reaction. Yes 2009 was a bad year for law enforcement in Washington State and i'm truely sorry for that. But if you look at each of these incidents (I am talking about the police ambushes) you will clearly see that these actions were committed by felons and bad people.
None of the incidents were carried out by law- abiding citizens. All this bill will do is take guns away from responsible citizens who wish to defend their families, themselves and thier property, as the 2nd ammendment allows.
There are many of us who use our guns for sport & hunting as well all of which are responsible users.
More Effort should be placed on fixing the system that allowed these criminals to be on the street in the first place and punishing those who assist them. That is a far bigger issue. If these career criminals were locked up as they should have been we could have avoided most of this mess.
I do not want Washington State (or any other state) to become like or similar to California who's Gun Laws are ridiculous and abstract. Were law-abiding citizens can not own weapons without jumping through so much red tape, and that most law enforcement officers do not understand their own laws.
If this comes to pass, I will start looking to up root and move away, as I am sure many others will do.
Respectfully do the right thing.
This is not knee jerk. Knee jerk implies that that these people have made a rash decision. The anti-gun agenda isn't a well thought out the same as a rash decision, but that's where the similarities end.
It's a long lasting decision that is merely waiting on an opportunity. I know it's splitting hairs, but don't give them one bit of credit. Give them an inch and they'll take all the guns .
I don't follow anyone, because those that appear to be on the same path usually end up just getting in my way.