This is a great idea.
Lord knows they need some education.
EDIT: link to the bill SB 5172 http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Senate Bills/5172.pdf
EDIT: I sent an email to my state senator with links to the story and the bill asking for a similar bill to be introduced in Oregon. I suggest anyone who has a pro-gun rights senator do the same.
Fortunato: firearms test should be required for lawmaker who want to draft gun legislation
Washington State Sen. Phil Fortunato, R-Auburn, has introduced legislation in advance of the 2019 legislative session that would require lawmakers who draft gun legislation to be trained and pass a test.
"We have legislators drafting bills who have no idea how firearms work or any sense of firearm nomenclature," Fortunato said. "When decision makers want to restrict someone's constitutional rights, they shouldn't go off half-cocked."
Fortunato's bill would require legislators who want to draft legislation to pass the state's criminal justice firearms training for each firearm they wish to regulate. In addition to classroom and live-fire requirements, legislators would also need to pass range safety officer training, and be able to pass a knowledge test for calibers and gauges of firearms.
Read more at Fortunato: firearms test should be required for lawmaker who want to draft gun legislation | Auburn Reporter
Lord knows they need some education.
EDIT: link to the bill SB 5172 http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Senate Bills/5172.pdf
EDIT: I sent an email to my state senator with links to the story and the bill asking for a similar bill to be introduced in Oregon. I suggest anyone who has a pro-gun rights senator do the same.
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