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To: WhiskeyX

“...I591 would need to be repealed to withdraw its permission for the State of Washington to conduct background checks for the Federal Government...”

WRONG! Stop lying!

The initiative would stop the state from conducting background checks, unless required by federal law. That doesn’t say that the state MUST follow federal law, that’s absurd, the law says that the state can’t conduct background checks... unless required.

“Prevent unless required to” DOES NOT MEAN “you are required to”. Prevent is the operative clause, the state is prevented from adopting a background check system harsher than federal law.

Those are very different things. So stop lying.


18 posted on 11/03/2014 10:49:03 PM PST by jameslalor
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To: jameslalor

Reread what you wrote. You’re contradicting yourself into knots, LOL.


21 posted on 11/03/2014 11:23:58 PM PST by WhiskeyX
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To: jameslalor

“Prevent is the operative clause, the state is prevented from adopting a background check system harsher than federal law.”

How is it protective of the 2nd Amendment rights to authorize the State of Washington through I591 to adopt “a background check system” required by a future “Federal law” adopted by a Federal government dominated by politicians like Barack Hussein Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi that is hypothetically harsh enough to virtually confiscate the rights of most citizens to possess and/or transport a firearm?


22 posted on 11/03/2014 11:47:03 PM PST by WhiskeyX
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