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Washington State Lawmakers Push Gun Storage Law, ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
breitbart.com ^ | 1/22/2016 | AWR Hawkins

Posted on 01/23/2016 7:17:00 AM PST by rktman

On January 22 Washington state lawmakers held a hearing on a proposal to requirement gun owners in the state to lock up their guns in the home.

This comes just under two weeks after state representative Jim Moeller (D-49th) introduced legislation to ban the possession of the "assault weapons" in the state.

According to The News Tribune, Rep. Ruth Kagi (D-Lake Forest Park) spoke for requiring law-abiding citizens to lock up their guns in their homes. Kagi said, "Requiring gun owners to safely store firearms is common sense." She added, "About 1 million households in Washington state contain unsafe firearms, and the children in those homes are at risk."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; guncontrol; wa
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Hmmm. Sounds to me like ruth kagi wouldn't know common sense (TWO FRIGGIN' WORDS! Thank you for at least that.) if it smacked her in the face. So, will the local LEO's be going door to door to ensure that these evil "unsafe" weapons are safely secured by "law abiding citizens" and locked away? How would they know who has a firearm needing to be secured anyway. Lucky that she said law abiding citizens so the bad guys don't have to lock up their "unsafe" firearms. Srsly? What an idiot.
1 posted on 01/23/2016 7:17:00 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman; Lazamataz

“Ve are here to take your firearms.

Your firearms please.”


2 posted on 01/23/2016 7:21:49 AM PST by sauropod (I am His and He is mine.)
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To: rktman

Common sense to these people is like deodorant. Those that need it the most don’t use it.


3 posted on 01/23/2016 7:22:59 AM PST by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: sauropod
“Ve are here to take your firearms. Your firearms please.”

You can have the rounds when they are expended. You can have the magazines when they are empty. You can have the guns when I'm dead.

4 posted on 01/23/2016 7:23:27 AM PST by Lazamataz (If the Oregon occupiers are occupying a National Wildlife REFUGE, are they not now REFUGEES?)
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To: rktman

“So, will the local LEO’s be going door to door to ensure that these evil “unsafe” weapons are safely secured by “law abiding citizens” and locked away?”

They certainly do that in Europe now. Want to own a gun, then you MUST consent to surprise inspections.


5 posted on 01/23/2016 7:23:37 AM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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if they are in the home they ARE locked up.
Does liquor,addictive meds,knives etc need to be locked up..

More lib BS


6 posted on 01/23/2016 7:26:12 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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New Jersey and New York have strict sport utility Rifle laws.
They are largely ignored. Of the approximate 1 million owned in New York, about 4% have been registered in compliance with the States SAFE Act. New Jersey has had similar success.

Good luck with that one, Washington State.


7 posted on 01/23/2016 7:30:51 AM PST by Sasparilla
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To: rktman

It would be good and well deserved if they pushed this through.

It could be the first chance at waking up Washington State voters.

The response and revolt could be overwhelming and refreshing.


8 posted on 01/23/2016 7:31:21 AM PST by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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Yes, because criminals intend to go out and buy safes so they can store their weapons.

More LOONY LEFT crap.


9 posted on 01/23/2016 7:35:03 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: G Larry

You would have thought that with the intergalactic background checks but, no. One word—————seattle


10 posted on 01/23/2016 7:38:20 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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Oh, but wait. The way ruthie stated it was that law abiding citizens would be required to store/lock up these “unsafe” firearms. No mention of the bad guys having to lock theirs up.


11 posted on 01/23/2016 7:41:55 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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If there are 1 million unsafe firearms in the state of WA, Ms. Kagi, then kindly point out to us the actual events which have occurred which show that they are actually unsafe. I would propose that the dearth of firearms accidents point to an analysis where these guns are actually “safe.”


12 posted on 01/23/2016 7:53:03 AM PST by ez (Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is... - Milton)
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Robber at the door, will you please wait while I unlock my gun?


13 posted on 01/23/2016 7:56:05 AM PST by dila813
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How is a weapon which has not hurt anyone “unsafe?” Isn’t the bathtub unsafe then? Isn’t the car unsafe, and the knives unsafe? The stairs? The pool? Everything is “unsafe.” In that light, this becomes prejudice against our right to keep and bear arms, and not about “safety.”


14 posted on 01/23/2016 7:59:18 AM PST by ez (Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is... - Milton)
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So who’s going to go around randomly checking gun owner’s homes to see if they’re complying?


15 posted on 01/23/2016 8:01:52 AM PST by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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About 1 million households in Washington state contain unsafe firearms,
= = =

How many Cop Shops contain unsafe firearms?


16 posted on 01/23/2016 8:04:39 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (/s implied, usless explicitly stated as not applying.)
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Ruth Kagi and Jim Moeller.

Good people of Washington State, remember the names of these aholes the day the SHTF.


17 posted on 01/23/2016 8:32:19 AM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Politicians and diapers must be changed often and for the same reason.....Mark Twain)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

We think alike.


18 posted on 01/23/2016 8:49:39 AM PST by gettinolder
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To: SkyDancer

Build it. Funding will come!


19 posted on 01/23/2016 9:13:37 AM PST by dasboot
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To: rktman

1.I don’t have children, so there is no one to “protect” from in my home
2. Who is going to inspect my home? They cannot, so unenforceable
3. I have locks on my doors, so the gun is already locked up


20 posted on 01/23/2016 9:16:05 AM PST by kaila
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