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A new bill to allow the use of registered silencers in WA was submitted to the House on 12/14/10. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1016.pdf
The sponsors are Blake, Condotta, Armstrong, Shea, Kretz, Klippert, McCune, Takko, Van De Wege, Dunshee, Probst, Liias, Miloscia, Finn, Hurst, Springer, Goodman, Rodne, Orcutt, Haigh, Dickerson, Taylor, Warnick, and Hope. If the performance (or lack) of the sponsors of last year's bill 1604 is typical, then all of these sponsors need lots of attention in the form of letters and meetings.
You can find your Representative here; http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Pages/MembersByDistrict.aspx The most important Representatives to contact are the Judiciary committee members here; http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Committees/JUDI/Pages/MembersStaff.aspx Senators are here; http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Senators/Pages/default.aspx The Senate Judiciary members are here; <broken link removed>
Last year's bill 1604 which died in committee time after time only had six sponsors. I do not know why Upthegrove, Ross and Crouse did not sponsor this new bill, but having 23 sponsors has to be better than six. Kathy Haigh told me a while back that she would not sponsor the bill, maybe this means she will push to get it a hearing.
Unfortunately this bill will not do enough to allow shooters to reduce noise at a rifle range, but it is a very good start. It will only allow the use of registered devices, not other contrivances like shooting boxes or insulated shooting rooms. I had asked Condotta to include words that exempted devices not attached to the firearm, but they did not change the bill at all.
If anyone wants to meet with their Rep, but wants company, I am willing to go with if the meeting is within 100 miles of Seattle.
Ranb
The sponsors are Blake, Condotta, Armstrong, Shea, Kretz, Klippert, McCune, Takko, Van De Wege, Dunshee, Probst, Liias, Miloscia, Finn, Hurst, Springer, Goodman, Rodne, Orcutt, Haigh, Dickerson, Taylor, Warnick, and Hope. If the performance (or lack) of the sponsors of last year's bill 1604 is typical, then all of these sponsors need lots of attention in the form of letters and meetings.
You can find your Representative here; http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Pages/MembersByDistrict.aspx The most important Representatives to contact are the Judiciary committee members here; http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Committees/JUDI/Pages/MembersStaff.aspx Senators are here; http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Senators/Pages/default.aspx The Senate Judiciary members are here; <broken link removed>
Last year's bill 1604 which died in committee time after time only had six sponsors. I do not know why Upthegrove, Ross and Crouse did not sponsor this new bill, but having 23 sponsors has to be better than six. Kathy Haigh told me a while back that she would not sponsor the bill, maybe this means she will push to get it a hearing.
Unfortunately this bill will not do enough to allow shooters to reduce noise at a rifle range, but it is a very good start. It will only allow the use of registered devices, not other contrivances like shooting boxes or insulated shooting rooms. I had asked Condotta to include words that exempted devices not attached to the firearm, but they did not change the bill at all.
If anyone wants to meet with their Rep, but wants company, I am willing to go with if the meeting is within 100 miles of Seattle.
Ranb