The world is kinda messed up right now. Economic conditions are scary. We have a socialist government in D.C. that is apparently working toward the destruction of the capitalism and our freedom. It’s hard to understand what is really going on. Barb and I have spent a lot of time on the issues and this weekend she got me a card, “Just because it is so appropriate.”
The front.
The inside.
The good guys made progress on two bills in Idaho. First H194, the Idaho Sport Shooting Activities Immunity Act is going to the governor for signature. And second, H287 (employer immunity for allowing parking lot gun storage) passed the House 50-19.
Yeah Mike!
From their first blog posting since February 19th we find the anti-gun organization known as Washington Ceasefire crowing about the first progress they have made with the Washington State Legislature in decades:
Today the Washington State Senate passed the first piece of gun violence prevention legislation in over two decades by a vote of 39-1. The bill, HB 1498, which passed in the House unanimously last month, will bring WA state law into conformity with federal law by prohibiting firearm possession if an individual is involuntarily committed by a court for a period of up to 14 days. The new law will ensure that the approximately 4,000 Washington residents who are found by a court to be at risk of self-harm or to harm others will be unable to possess a firearm until they have successfully managed their condition.
Additionally, the legislation will reform the records reporting system to ensure that all individual records are flagged in the background check databases within three days of the commitment. Washington CeaseFire staff worked for the last two years to help bring the legislation to fruition. CeaseFire worked cooperatively with both sides of the aisle, the Seattle Mayor’s office and other groups to achieve the historic victory. The legislation was a led by a strong bi-partisan effort in the House spearheaded by Representative Ross Hunter (D-48).
The bill would not have succeeded without the support of our members – thank you for all of the contributions you make every day. Please thank your legislators – the ONLY legislator to vote against the bill is Senator Dale Brandland (R-42). This is truly an unprecedented victory for our fight to save lives.
Yes, I’m sure it was all their work for the last two years and the support of their members that made the difference. I can’t image that the pro-gun group Gun Owners Action League of WA (email, no mention on the website) that also supported it made any difference.
Two weeks out and there is still snow–via email from brother Doug this morning:
The snow is mostly gone. Still some on the north slopes, but a lot of that has melted in the last few days. It is supposed to get cold and snow again today and tomorrow, but be warm and sunny by the end of the week.
I’ll be onsite next Saturday and/or Sunday and report back then. Only a week out the forecasts will be pretty accurate and I will be able to tell you what sort of conditions we will have. Expect mud. Especially for my staff placing targets at the tree line.
Seven million people have applied for criminal background checks since November in an effort to buy guns, according to the FBI. That figure doesn’t include Virginia, whose gun shows don’t require any background checks.
John Byrne
April 13, 2009
As firearms sales surge, Democrats drop assault weapons ban
[If you repeat a big enough lie often enough people will believe it. Mr. Byrne and Diane Feinstein are doing their parts such as with, “The National Rifle Association essentially has a stranglehold on the Congress.” And of course we have been hearing that we have a “gun problem” for decades. That sounds so much like “Jews control the media, the banks, and the politicians” and that there is “Jew problem”. In his next post will he use take another suggestion from Hitler’s playbook? Will he next tell everyone about a “Final Solution” to the gun problem?
Hint to those that don’t know, there isn’t any exemption for background checks at gun shows.–Joe]
