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Here's an update from Marion Bishop, a moderator in the Facebook "Washington 2022 Legislative Action Group - Save your civil rights" group. Here's the original post:
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2022 WA Legislative Session - Week 6 Summary and Week 7 Help Needed
Most important info first: ESSB 5078 (mag ban bill) was passed out of committee in the House along party lines. HB 1705 ("ghost guns" bill) and HB 1630 (restricting possession of firearms) will be heard in the Senate Law & Justice committee on Monday. Scroll past the week 6 summary for more info.
Welcome to another in a series of threads discussing the 2A-relevant bills being discussed during this year's Washington state legislative session, which runs from 1/10 to 3/10. In these threads we will be providing an overview of the bills and how to take actions against the bad ones.
Week 5 Summary
ESSB 5078, banning standard capacity magazines, was heard in the public hearing of the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Nearly 15,000 people total either noted their position for the record as CON or signed up to testify CON. For reference, approximately 1,000 people signed up as PRO. The number of people signed up as CON shattered the previous record of approximately 5,400, during a hearing on emergency powers reform. Despite overwhelming public opposition and well-crafted testimony, ESSB 5078 was passed out of committee along party lines during Friday's executive session. All proposed amendments were rejected by the majority party on the committee.
HB 1705, banning "ghost guns", was read into the Senate Law & Justice Committee and scheduled for a public hearing Monday, 2/21 at 9:30 AM.
HB 1630, banning possession of weapons at off-campus school board meetings and facilities used for certain government meetings, was voted out of the House along party lines. The bill was read into the Senate Law & Justice Committee and will be heard in the same public hearing as HB 1705 on Monday, 2/21 at 9:30 AM.
SB 5568, repealing state preemption of open carry at municipal facilities and parks, was not voted out of the Senate. The bill was placed in the Senate X file, meaning SB 5568 is almost certainly dead for this year's legislative session.
Week 7 Help Needed
In the House, ESSB 5078 will be sent to the Rules committee for scheduling the bill for a floor vote. As a reminder, this is an election year for every member of the House, and they need to understand that this bill is widely unpopular, ineffective, actively harmful, and we will campaign against Representatives who support this bill. Please reach out to your Representative if you have not already, and make sure they understand just how extreme this bill is.
Please share this message far and wide. If we're going to have a shot at defeating these bills, we need overwhelming amounts of calls, voicemails, and pressure on the Representatives, especially those in weak/swing districts. Calls are worth more than emails. In the House, we are focusing on the following Representatives:
Representative - Legislative District - Phone - Email
Dave Paul 10 (360) 786-7914 [email protected]
Alicia Rule 42 (360) 746-3744 [email protected]
Sharon Shewmake 42 (360) 786-7854 [email protected]
Brandy Donaghy 44 (360) 786-7804 [email protected]
April Berg 44 (425) 939-8423 [email protected]
Steve Tharinger 24 (360) 786-7904 [email protected]
Mike Chapman 24 (360) 786-7916 [email protected]
Dan Bronoske 28 (360) 786-7958 [email protected]
Mari Leavitt 28 (360) 786-7890 [email protected]
Jamila Taylor 30 (360) 868-6290 [email protected]
In the Senate, we want to continue to have overwhelming public opposition against these 2A bills. Ahead of Monday's Law & Justice Committee hearing, there are four ways to make your position known, and it will be most impactful to do at least the first three of these:
1. Comment on the bills and have your comments sent to your representatives. Request a response from them too. You can do this using the "comment on this bill" feature on the bill information pages linked above, or you can go directly to this page: Comment on HB 1630, Comment on HB 1705.
2. Provide written testimony on the bills and have your comments sent to the relevant committee. You can do this via the Committee Agendas page. Select Law & Justice for the Committee, and 2/21/22 9:30 AM for the meeting. Then select "I would like to provide written testimony" and enter your comments.
3. Have your position noted for the record. You can do this on the same Committee Agendas page as above. Use the same drop down menus and select "I would like my position noted for the legislative record". Note the system defaults to "PRO" so be sure to select "CON".
4. Testify remotely. Again you can do this from the same Committee Agendas page using the same dropdown menus. Remote testimony is done via Zoom. There are time constraints during committee meetings, so you may sign up to testify but not get the opportunity to do so, which is why I advise submitting written testimony as well.
As usual I would like to plug WCRA's Discord server as a great resource for staying informed.
Numbers matter and we must keep the pressure on. It unquestionably helps our cause to have overwhelming amounts of testimony opposing these bills. Keep your comments civil, articulate, and brief. For written testimony I would advise keeping it to one paragraph. It would be helpful to leave a quick "Done" comment for us once you've contacted your Representatives.
Please reach out if you have questions and thank you for stepping up to defend your rights. We have stopped bad legislation in the past few years and with your help, will continue to do so.
Washington 2024 Legislative Action Group - Save your civil rights | 2022 WA Legislative Session - Week 5 Summary and Week 6 Help Needed | Facebook
2022 WA Legislative Session - Week 5 Summary and Week 6 Help Needed **Most important info first: ESSB 5078, the mag ban bill, was passed out of the Senate and will now be heard in the House. HB...
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Or if you don't do Facebook, here it is:
2022 WA Legislative Session - Week 6 Summary and Week 7 Help Needed
Most important info first: ESSB 5078 (mag ban bill) was passed out of committee in the House along party lines. HB 1705 ("ghost guns" bill) and HB 1630 (restricting possession of firearms) will be heard in the Senate Law & Justice committee on Monday. Scroll past the week 6 summary for more info.
Welcome to another in a series of threads discussing the 2A-relevant bills being discussed during this year's Washington state legislative session, which runs from 1/10 to 3/10. In these threads we will be providing an overview of the bills and how to take actions against the bad ones.
Week 5 Summary
ESSB 5078, banning standard capacity magazines, was heard in the public hearing of the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Nearly 15,000 people total either noted their position for the record as CON or signed up to testify CON. For reference, approximately 1,000 people signed up as PRO. The number of people signed up as CON shattered the previous record of approximately 5,400, during a hearing on emergency powers reform. Despite overwhelming public opposition and well-crafted testimony, ESSB 5078 was passed out of committee along party lines during Friday's executive session. All proposed amendments were rejected by the majority party on the committee.
HB 1705, banning "ghost guns", was read into the Senate Law & Justice Committee and scheduled for a public hearing Monday, 2/21 at 9:30 AM.
HB 1630, banning possession of weapons at off-campus school board meetings and facilities used for certain government meetings, was voted out of the House along party lines. The bill was read into the Senate Law & Justice Committee and will be heard in the same public hearing as HB 1705 on Monday, 2/21 at 9:30 AM.
SB 5568, repealing state preemption of open carry at municipal facilities and parks, was not voted out of the Senate. The bill was placed in the Senate X file, meaning SB 5568 is almost certainly dead for this year's legislative session.
Week 7 Help Needed
In the House, ESSB 5078 will be sent to the Rules committee for scheduling the bill for a floor vote. As a reminder, this is an election year for every member of the House, and they need to understand that this bill is widely unpopular, ineffective, actively harmful, and we will campaign against Representatives who support this bill. Please reach out to your Representative if you have not already, and make sure they understand just how extreme this bill is.
Please share this message far and wide. If we're going to have a shot at defeating these bills, we need overwhelming amounts of calls, voicemails, and pressure on the Representatives, especially those in weak/swing districts. Calls are worth more than emails. In the House, we are focusing on the following Representatives:
Representative - Legislative District - Phone - Email
Dave Paul 10 (360) 786-7914 [email protected]
Alicia Rule 42 (360) 746-3744 [email protected]
Sharon Shewmake 42 (360) 786-7854 [email protected]
Brandy Donaghy 44 (360) 786-7804 [email protected]
April Berg 44 (425) 939-8423 [email protected]
Steve Tharinger 24 (360) 786-7904 [email protected]
Mike Chapman 24 (360) 786-7916 [email protected]
Dan Bronoske 28 (360) 786-7958 [email protected]
Mari Leavitt 28 (360) 786-7890 [email protected]
Jamila Taylor 30 (360) 868-6290 [email protected]
In the Senate, we want to continue to have overwhelming public opposition against these 2A bills. Ahead of Monday's Law & Justice Committee hearing, there are four ways to make your position known, and it will be most impactful to do at least the first three of these:
1. Comment on the bills and have your comments sent to your representatives. Request a response from them too. You can do this using the "comment on this bill" feature on the bill information pages linked above, or you can go directly to this page: Comment on HB 1630, Comment on HB 1705.
2. Provide written testimony on the bills and have your comments sent to the relevant committee. You can do this via the Committee Agendas page. Select Law & Justice for the Committee, and 2/21/22 9:30 AM for the meeting. Then select "I would like to provide written testimony" and enter your comments.
3. Have your position noted for the record. You can do this on the same Committee Agendas page as above. Use the same drop down menus and select "I would like my position noted for the legislative record". Note the system defaults to "PRO" so be sure to select "CON".
4. Testify remotely. Again you can do this from the same Committee Agendas page using the same dropdown menus. Remote testimony is done via Zoom. There are time constraints during committee meetings, so you may sign up to testify but not get the opportunity to do so, which is why I advise submitting written testimony as well.
As usual I would like to plug WCRA's Discord server as a great resource for staying informed.
Numbers matter and we must keep the pressure on. It unquestionably helps our cause to have overwhelming amounts of testimony opposing these bills. Keep your comments civil, articulate, and brief. For written testimony I would advise keeping it to one paragraph. It would be helpful to leave a quick "Done" comment for us once you've contacted your Representatives.
Please reach out if you have questions and thank you for stepping up to defend your rights. We have stopped bad legislation in the past few years and with your help, will continue to do so.
