kschmadeka
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I'm wondering if any of you have considered promoting the OC cause through legislationin Olympia. I can think of a couple of bills that would be useful right off the bat.
One would be tofix the OC in a vehicle problem.
Another would be a billto provide real penalties for LEO's who illegally threaten, detain, etc. people who legally carry, includingOC. That kind of harassment is their way of saying "Stay in the closet." To them it's bad enough that we have a right to be armed to begin with, but when people openlypublicize that right, it becomes intolerable to them and they're out to quash it through terror. Very likelysome of themintend to generate shooting incidents to use to get the right of OC stripped. Threats of legal action against themdon't seem to be doing the trick, not yet anyhow. Education will never fix the problem with these types. They know the law, they simply don't respect our rights.
I've been writing bills (including this year's Campus Carry bill)and doing the maverick lobbyist thing since 2002, and I can tell you that nothing pushes an issue to the forefront like getting a bill introduced. A bill like this might not go far anytime soon, but justits introduction would make power-mad LEO's sit up and take notice. The lobbying power provided by the people on this forum will makelegislators take notice too, and that in turn will lean harder on law enforcement.
You'd have to select an official lobbyist, probably Lonnie I'd imagine. If you want to try this route, I have lots of tips to offer and would love to work with you on it.
Kevin Schmadeka
I'm wondering if any of you have considered promoting the OC cause through legislationin Olympia. I can think of a couple of bills that would be useful right off the bat.
One would be tofix the OC in a vehicle problem.
Another would be a billto provide real penalties for LEO's who illegally threaten, detain, etc. people who legally carry, includingOC. That kind of harassment is their way of saying "Stay in the closet." To them it's bad enough that we have a right to be armed to begin with, but when people openlypublicize that right, it becomes intolerable to them and they're out to quash it through terror. Very likelysome of themintend to generate shooting incidents to use to get the right of OC stripped. Threats of legal action against themdon't seem to be doing the trick, not yet anyhow. Education will never fix the problem with these types. They know the law, they simply don't respect our rights.
I've been writing bills (including this year's Campus Carry bill)and doing the maverick lobbyist thing since 2002, and I can tell you that nothing pushes an issue to the forefront like getting a bill introduced. A bill like this might not go far anytime soon, but justits introduction would make power-mad LEO's sit up and take notice. The lobbying power provided by the people on this forum will makelegislators take notice too, and that in turn will lean harder on law enforcement.
You'd have to select an official lobbyist, probably Lonnie I'd imagine. If you want to try this route, I have lots of tips to offer and would love to work with you on it.
Kevin Schmadeka