Washington HB 2332 (2023/2024) - Firearm bounty program

[ATCclears]

A new section is added to chapter 10.85 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The firearm bounty program is established to encourage8 persons to submit information to law enforcement to locate firearms that have been used in the commission of a crime. Any person who submits information to any peace officer, as defined in RCW 10.120.010, or to any agency with primary territorial jurisdiction, as defined in RCW 10.93.020, or to an entity that then forwards such information to a peace officer or such agency, that relates to the location of a firearm that has been used in the commission of a felony firearm offense is eligible to receive up to a $500 cash reward if that firearm is recovered. If the felony firearm offense related to the located firearm resulted in a criminal conviction, the person that submitted information relating to the location of the firearm is eligible to receive up to a $5,000 cash reward. A reward may not be paid to any law enforcement officer, any person that has an outstanding warrant, or to any federal, state, or local government or agency employee for information obtained by the individual in the normal course of their employment.

Washington State Legislature

app.leg.wa.gov

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[Ducati_Meister]

What kind of sorcery is this? Good lord.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Should be a bounty on child molesters instead.

 

[TTSX]

Ok so, if I were to commit a felony with a firearm, then lead them to my firearm which then leads to my conviction, do I get a fat $5k cash reward? Cause that'll buy a lot of prison ramen

 

[monkeybutler]

Should be a bounty on child molesters instead.

There will a lot of empty pews.

 

[Knobgoblin]

There will a lot of empty pews.

I don't care which particular mask evil chooses.

 

[monkeybutler]

I don't care which particular mask evil chooses.

Right. Epstein or evangelicals.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Right. Epstein or evangelicals.

Ridiculously wealthy Christian camp owners, state attorney General, sitting POTUS..

 

[monkeybutler]

Turdbob is a pedo?

 

[Old Dog]

Where do they come up with this sh1+?

It's almost as though our opposition -- the anti-gun crowd, the would-be gun-controllers, the progressive know-nothing liberals -- are pulling out all the stops, going for broke, shooting for the moon...

This **** is just getting wild.

 

[po18guy]

Look, people! Felons are NOT the problem, OK?

 

[spookshack]

Snitches get stitches…..

 

[arakboss]

Again this is Vicker's fault, if we only complied with snitching for free, they wouldn't need this law.

 

[vanlab]

Hmm, particular gun is banned... neighbor sees gun and goes to the 1-800 Karen snitch line expecting reward...

 

[Knobgoblin]

Check out Bill 2027. Also 5905 ( not sure how to link )
Wa state legislators need a time out. This is starting to look like " the lord of the flies".

 

[arakboss]

Hmm, particular gun is banned... neighbor sees gun and goes to the 1-800 Karen snitch line expecting reward...

Stasi

 

[Jay Walk]

Ok so, if I were to commit a felony with a firearm, then lead them to my firearm which then leads to my conviction, do I get a fat $5k cash reward? Cause that'll buy a lot of prison ramen

Yes, unless you used a high-capacity magazine, because those can kill mass amounts of people.