Washington St. Firearms Bill - The Firearms Forum

Tracker · 01-27-2006, 05:20 AM

http://www.nraila.org/CurrentLegisla...d.aspx?ID=1874

Washington Members Call To Oppose Expansion Of Firearms
Registration

Thursday, January 26, 2006
Immediate Action Required to Protect Firearm Rights in
Washington!
Please contact legislators in opposition to Senate Bill
5343
Senate Bill 5343, a bill that prohibits non-licensed
individuals from buying, selling or trading firearms
from their private collections at gun shows without
conducting the exchange through a licensed firearm
dealer, was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on
Tuesday. Although over 100 NRA members and firearm
owners turned out to voice their opposition to this
bill, a handful of uniformed police chiefs have some
committee members searching for a compromise.

The proponents of SB 5343, including Washington
Ceasefire and The Brady Campaign, made it very clear
that restricting private transactions at gun shows is
the first step in their plan to restrict ALL private
transactions of firearms in the State of Washington.
The President of Washington Ceasefire also used this
hearing to make a very emotional appeal for a ban on
semiautomatic firearms and .50 caliber rifles.

These people are extremists and their agenda is clear.
Law-abiding firearm owners must stop this bill or it
will be the proverbial first step.

Aside from the horrible precedent Senate Bill 5343 would
set, the bill would expand the registration database in
Washington. Under existing law, all dealer handgun
sales are recorded with the Department of Licensing who
maintains a database of Washington handgun owners. Any
additional private sales that would be brokered through
dealers under the provisions of this bill would also be
registered with DOL. Further, SB 5343 establishes state
fees (in effect, a GUN TAX) for the background checks
and, of course, dealers would charge an additional fee
for the time and effort it takes them to facilitate
transactions.

pickenup · 01-27-2006, 09:33 AM

They have already done that here. You MUST go through a dealer with ANY transaction for a firearm at a gun show. The newspapers will NOT run a classified, for private parties, for firearms. It’s getting harder and harder to “sell” a firearm locally. Their plan is working.

I wonder how long it will be before ALL private sales are outlawed?

Tracker · 01-27-2006, 09:53 AM

However you can probably run an add for a car--which kills far more people annually than a firearm.

Deputy Dawg · 01-27-2006, 10:14 AM

My Dad was killed by a drunk driver 41 years ago and it turned our lives up side down. I was 6 years old at the time, I guess it is time i started a campain to out-law cars and booze.WE all know these people will not be happy untill only the out-laws have guns, but when they try to do that i guess i will become a outlaw then.

01-27-2006, 05:20 AM	#1
Tracker V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake County Ohio Posts: 202	Washington St. Firearms Bill http://www.nraila.org/CurrentLegisla...d.aspx?ID=1874 Washington Members Call To Oppose Expansion Of Firearms Registration Thursday, January 26, 2006 Immediate Action Required to Protect Firearm Rights in Washington! Please contact legislators in opposition to Senate Bill 5343 Senate Bill 5343, a bill that prohibits non-licensed individuals from buying, selling or trading firearms from their private collections at gun shows without conducting the exchange through a licensed firearm dealer, was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Although over 100 NRA members and firearm owners turned out to voice their opposition to this bill, a handful of uniformed police chiefs have some committee members searching for a compromise. The proponents of SB 5343, including Washington Ceasefire and The Brady Campaign, made it very clear that restricting private transactions at gun shows is the first step in their plan to restrict ALL private transactions of firearms in the State of Washington. The President of Washington Ceasefire also used this hearing to make a very emotional appeal for a ban on semiautomatic firearms and .50 caliber rifles. These people are extremists and their agenda is clear. Law-abiding firearm owners must stop this bill or it will be the proverbial first step. Aside from the horrible precedent Senate Bill 5343 would set, the bill would expand the registration database in Washington. Under existing law, all dealer handgun sales are recorded with the Department of Licensing who maintains a database of Washington handgun owners. Any additional private sales that would be brokered through dealers under the provisions of this bill would also be registered with DOL. Further, SB 5343 establishes state fees (in effect, a GUN TAX) for the background checks and, of course, dealers would charge an additional fee for the time and effort it takes them to facilitate transactions. __________________ "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." -- Ronald Reagan "We The People" "The Pro Gun Blog" -->

01-27-2006, 09:33 AM	#2
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,838	Re: Washington St. Firearms Bill They have already done that here. You MUST go through a dealer with ANY transaction for a firearm at a gun show. The newspapers will NOT run a classified, for private parties, for firearms. It’s getting harder and harder to “sell” a firearm locally. Their plan is working. I wonder how long it will be before ALL private sales are outlawed? __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

01-27-2006, 09:53 AM	#3
Tracker V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake County Ohio Posts: 202	Re: Washington St. Firearms Bill However you can probably run an add for a car--which kills far more people annually than a firearm. __________________ "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." -- Ronald Reagan "We The People" "The Pro Gun Blog"

01-27-2006, 10:14 AM	#4
Deputy Dawg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Central Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 2,229	Re: Washington St. Firearms Bill My Dad was killed by a drunk driver 41 years ago and it turned our lives up side down. I was 6 years old at the time, I guess it is time i started a campain to out-law cars and booze.WE all know these people will not be happy untill only the out-laws have guns, but when they try to do that i guess i will become a outlaw then. __________________ LOCK and LOAD................................... GOD, GUNS,GUTS the three that keep us FREE!!!!