Gun show check bill moves along
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer chortles in its accustomed glee at the discomfort of Washington gun-owners who naively believe that non-dealers need not abide by the Brady Bill.
That federal law, which "... applied only to transfers from a dealer licensed to sell guns by the Treasury Dept to a private individual ... ", will (if this law passes) be enforced also against private individuals if the sale concludes on the site of a Gun Show.
Oregon, I shamefully admit, passed a similar bill a few years ago. There's no evidence that it has reduced the number of firearms in the possession of felons and others forbidden by law to own them.
As we use to say about the Federal 55 mph Speed Limit Law in the 1970's: "It's not a good idea, it's just the law."
Now Washington is jumping on the Gun-Grabber bandwagon with full enthusiasm, and my guess is that this bill WILL pass unless the good citizens of Washington stand up for their rights.
A couple of days ago, speaking of the Stealth Gun-Grabber Bill (SB 1012) now introduced to the Oregon State Senate, I mentioned that Washington citizens ought to pay close attention to RKBA impositions passed in Oregon, because as sure as DemocRats are Socialists, any gun-law passed in Oregon will soon show up in Washington.
It's just a political fact of life that The Pacific NorthWet is no longer the easy going Land of the Free it was 40 years ago. In the face of increasing liberal influence by the hippie protestors of the 60's who grew up to become the academia and legislature of the 90's (of COURSE they all got a law degree! Remember Billary?), the communes have spawned communists all over the upper-left-hand corner of the country.
Sell your Confederate money, boys, the
Unless, that is, you take steps now to become politicized, contract your legislators, and howl.
Quote from the Seattle P-I article:
In Oregon, where voters approved an initiative to close the gun show loophole in 2000, the effect of the measure is less than clear. Lawmakers who supported it say it has made a huge difference, but Portland police are unsure the city's lower crime rates mean fewer criminals are getting their hands on guns.
Before Oregon implemented its gun show loophole measure, which 62
percent of voters approved, Portland police spent three years tracing guns used in gang violence. Of those that could be traced, they found that 27 percent of them came from gun shows.
"Gun shows were always two things: a fun thing for a family to do on a Saturday morning, and a place for criminals to get guns," said Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, who is chairwoman of Oregon's Senate Judiciary Committee. "Now it's only one of those things." Portland police spokesman Brian Schmautz said the city has seen reduced crime since the measure passed, but its criminals don't seem to have any more difficulty getting guns than before.
Here's something to think about:
There ain't no such thing as a "gun show loophole".
There's just a lot of loopy politicians. We've got 'em. So do you.
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