Greetings,
For those of you in WA. that may be looking for a local organization to put some time/support behind, you can look at Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) of WA. Their homepage reads 'The gun owners best friend in WA.'
They seem to be separate from the NRA's local association, the WSPRA (WA State Pistol & Rifle Association, wspra.org).
GOAL's latest info/news letter (not currently on their website) is from 2 days ago (11 Jan. 2019) and provides info on all the upcoming bills, resources, rallies, etc.
If you looking for a local organization perhaps a little more vested and in-touch here in WA, might want to check them out.
In addition to the normal stances (2A, BoR, etc), one point to be made is they're going well beyond 'common sense safety legislation' in full on 'put you out of business/existence' mode of millions of law abiding citizens who've DONE NOTHING WRONG.
Secondly - Shooting is a decent, legitimate activity. We're not running illegal underground dog-fighting rings in back alleys. They give out OLYMPIC MEDALS for being skilled shooters.
Thirdly, if they were sooooo interested in safety, rather than vilifying/smearing, they'd be supporting the organizations that provide it, in spades, such as the NRA:
Some stats to keep in mind (per the NRA's website[condensed]).
Keep at it, participate/support, write you legislators, etc.
BOSS
For those of you in WA. that may be looking for a local organization to put some time/support behind, you can look at Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) of WA. Their homepage reads 'The gun owners best friend in WA.'
They seem to be separate from the NRA's local association, the WSPRA (WA State Pistol & Rifle Association, wspra.org).
GOAL's latest info/news letter (not currently on their website) is from 2 days ago (11 Jan. 2019) and provides info on all the upcoming bills, resources, rallies, etc.
If you looking for a local organization perhaps a little more vested and in-touch here in WA, might want to check them out.
In addition to the normal stances (2A, BoR, etc), one point to be made is they're going well beyond 'common sense safety legislation' in full on 'put you out of business/existence' mode of millions of law abiding citizens who've DONE NOTHING WRONG.
Secondly - Shooting is a decent, legitimate activity. We're not running illegal underground dog-fighting rings in back alleys. They give out OLYMPIC MEDALS for being skilled shooters.
Thirdly, if they were sooooo interested in safety, rather than vilifying/smearing, they'd be supporting the organizations that provide it, in spades, such as the NRA:
Some stats to keep in mind (per the NRA's website[condensed]).
- Over 125,000 certified instructors train about 1,000,000 gun owners per year.
- Nearly 7,000 certified coaches work with young competitive shooters. (The next generation).
- The Eddie Eagle program has trained 28+ million pre-kindergarten to fourth grade children (and would probably do more if they were welcomed into schools more).
- There are 13,000 NRA-certified police and security firearms instructors. (Where do you ever hear about this in the MSM? Answer: Never).
Keep at it, participate/support, write you legislators, etc.
BOSS