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From the Washington Civil Rights Association:
ALL HANDS-EMAIL REPRESENTATIVES TODAY
ESSB 5038 OPEN CARRY BAN IS ON THE FLOOR
ESSB 5038 banning open carry during protests and on the Capitol grounds could come up for a vote at any time.
THIS IS THE ANTI-GUNNER'S SIGNATURE BILL
HELP FIGHT THIS—BECAUSE CONCEALED CARRY IS NEXT
It doesn't matter whether you open carry or not. Do it for those who can't conceal carry.
Do it because it is another right they're taking away-yours will be next in a coming session.
The other side will absolutely claim that the majority of WA supports this bill. We HAVE TO PROVE THEM WRONG by signing in and signing up!
We need to MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD LOUDLY. We need them to know it will be a massive fight at the ballot box—we will fight to replace them!
DO IT TODAY—CONTACT YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
Easy Action of the Day #18
STEP 1: Visit this link to find your representative: https://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/
Enter your address, click Verify District, jot down your legislators with Rep in front of their name (House)
STEP 2: Visit this link to find their email: https://app.leg.wa.gov/MemberEmail/House
Paste their email into your mail program (save it—we'll be using it a LOT)
STEP 3: Copy and personalize your email. For Republicans, thank them for opposing.
Subject: Use your own subject to ensure they don't just delete all look-alikes!
Representative LAST NAME, I am in in your district and I live at ADDRESS (Important as they cannot delete if you live in their district).
TALKING POINTS (copy or add your own)
Please oppose ESSB 5038 prohibiting open carry. This bill was originally intended to disarm Blacks. The bill directly mirrors the racism and classism of the Mulford act banning the open carry of firearms to disarm black civil rights protesters and activists in California.
1. Prohibited weapons don't even include those used in riots this last year: frozen water bottles, glass bottles, and fireworks.
2. The intent is clearly to suppress the speech of those the bill sponsors disagree with: firearm owners, while empowering the speech of violent individuals who use fireworks, frozen water bottles, glass bottles, etc. as weapons like during the 2020-21 Washington riots.
3. Threatening someone with a firearm or hurting someone with a firearm is already illegal, this bill therefore only criminalizes the mere peaceful presence of a firearm, meaning it is just a tool to suppress speech.
4. People living in or near a protest like CHAZ/CHOP would be legally prohibited from entering or leaving their home if they wish to protect their families by carrying a firearm.
5. This bill makes private property public by allowing for a private business's front area and parking lot to be considered a "public place" that protesters can occupy and prevent lawful carry at.
6. King Soopers was and is a place that prohibits open carry, this did not stop, prevent, or hinder in any way an evil person from using a firearm to kill others despite being a violation of their open carry policy. This demonstrates open carry bans DO NOT stop evil people, if anything they are encouraged by them being soft targets.
7. The 9th circuit ruling about open carry used the logic that Hawaii has historically banned open carry, therefore it can continue to ban open carry. By that same logic since Washington has historically allowed open carry, they cannot ban open carry. Further other circuits have ruled in favor of carry and there is currently a case (NYSRPA v Corlett) before the Supreme Court regarding carrying a firearm outside the home, the legislature should not ban what the supreme court likely will rule cannot be banned.
Feel free to add your own points as well.
Read the bill: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5038&Year=2021&Initiative=false
Feel free to visit https://wacivilrights.org/2021/01/25/the-fallacy-of-the-open-carry-ban/ for more talking points, and share yours in the Washington 2021 Legislative Action Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/walegislativeactiongroup
Visit https://wacivilrights.org/easy-action-of-the-day/ for copyable text
Let's push back HARD and LOUD!
From the Washington Civil Rights Association:
ALL HANDS-EMAIL REPRESENTATIVES TODAY
ESSB 5038 OPEN CARRY BAN IS ON THE FLOOR
ESSB 5038 banning open carry during protests and on the Capitol grounds could come up for a vote at any time.
THIS IS THE ANTI-GUNNER'S SIGNATURE BILL
HELP FIGHT THIS—BECAUSE CONCEALED CARRY IS NEXT
It doesn't matter whether you open carry or not. Do it for those who can't conceal carry.
Do it because it is another right they're taking away-yours will be next in a coming session.
The other side will absolutely claim that the majority of WA supports this bill. We HAVE TO PROVE THEM WRONG by signing in and signing up!
We need to MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD LOUDLY. We need them to know it will be a massive fight at the ballot box—we will fight to replace them!
DO IT TODAY—CONTACT YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
Easy Action of the Day #18
STEP 1: Visit this link to find your representative: https://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/
Enter your address, click Verify District, jot down your legislators with Rep in front of their name (House)
STEP 2: Visit this link to find their email: https://app.leg.wa.gov/MemberEmail/House
Paste their email into your mail program (save it—we'll be using it a LOT)
STEP 3: Copy and personalize your email. For Republicans, thank them for opposing.
Subject: Use your own subject to ensure they don't just delete all look-alikes!
Representative LAST NAME, I am in in your district and I live at ADDRESS (Important as they cannot delete if you live in their district).
TALKING POINTS (copy or add your own)
Please oppose ESSB 5038 prohibiting open carry. This bill was originally intended to disarm Blacks. The bill directly mirrors the racism and classism of the Mulford act banning the open carry of firearms to disarm black civil rights protesters and activists in California.
1. Prohibited weapons don't even include those used in riots this last year: frozen water bottles, glass bottles, and fireworks.
2. The intent is clearly to suppress the speech of those the bill sponsors disagree with: firearm owners, while empowering the speech of violent individuals who use fireworks, frozen water bottles, glass bottles, etc. as weapons like during the 2020-21 Washington riots.
3. Threatening someone with a firearm or hurting someone with a firearm is already illegal, this bill therefore only criminalizes the mere peaceful presence of a firearm, meaning it is just a tool to suppress speech.
4. People living in or near a protest like CHAZ/CHOP would be legally prohibited from entering or leaving their home if they wish to protect their families by carrying a firearm.
5. This bill makes private property public by allowing for a private business's front area and parking lot to be considered a "public place" that protesters can occupy and prevent lawful carry at.
6. King Soopers was and is a place that prohibits open carry, this did not stop, prevent, or hinder in any way an evil person from using a firearm to kill others despite being a violation of their open carry policy. This demonstrates open carry bans DO NOT stop evil people, if anything they are encouraged by them being soft targets.
7. The 9th circuit ruling about open carry used the logic that Hawaii has historically banned open carry, therefore it can continue to ban open carry. By that same logic since Washington has historically allowed open carry, they cannot ban open carry. Further other circuits have ruled in favor of carry and there is currently a case (NYSRPA v Corlett) before the Supreme Court regarding carrying a firearm outside the home, the legislature should not ban what the supreme court likely will rule cannot be banned.
Feel free to add your own points as well.
Read the bill: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5038&Year=2021&Initiative=false
Feel free to visit https://wacivilrights.org/2021/01/25/the-fallacy-of-the-open-carry-ban/ for more talking points, and share yours in the Washington 2021 Legislative Action Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/walegislativeactiongroup
Visit https://wacivilrights.org/easy-action-of-the-day/ for copyable text
Let's push back HARD and LOUD!
