The squeaky wheel gets the oil
the question is what do we do about it?
Many people are so uniformed about firearms they wouldn't realise everything he said today was a lie.
the fire in a crowded theater aregument is an old strawman that tries to compare misuse of a civil liberty with preventing a civil liberty from being exercised for fear someone MIGHT misuse it.
What to do?
Go to the bills by topic page here.
http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsbytopic/Results.aspx?letter=F&year=2015
Look at all the firearms bills ........... this state has proposed and subsequently passed a lot of self serving laws that do nothing to empower the regular citizen.
When laws like 594 can be passed because men with money buy adds and grease palms the only thing you can do is use the system we have.
This has NOTHING to do with "need" it has EVERYTHING to do with "rights". As an example Moms demand Action claim you dont need this or that or large capacity magazines the majority of voters don't turn out to vote against the proposed legislation. Now your rights get whittled away one small piece at a time.
Joe Waldron puts out a news letter "GOAL POST" during the legislative session, subscribe to it. He is one advocate that takes the time to summarize bills and he does a pretty good job; i don't always agree with his stance but he is honest and strait shooting.
If you want to subscribe to the GOAL Post by e-mail, send a message to "
jwaldron@halcyon.com" or to
"goalwa@cox.net.". 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.
Make an appointment with your elected representatives and have a short meeting to discuss your concerns with regard to this proposed legislation. Follow up with them after your meeting by commenting on the bills you are interested in.
The legislative website is getting easier to use every year; PM me if you want some pointers or examples of bills I have commented on in the past.
Dont be shy about sending mail to other members of the House or Senate, particularly if they are the sponsor of a bill or signed on as Cosponsor.
(Short personal note; when Open Carry was banned in the gallery I sort of lambasted the entire legislature by email for not following their own rules and cited same rules.) I got a lot of good feedback, just keep it civil and on point.
It is very frustrating and sometimes infuriating but we are making progress notwithstanding the gloom and doom presented by the media.
~Whitney
