Here is some good news, and from a Fox television station. While Republican-controlled Red states like Texas and Florida are passing legislation authorizing anyone to carry a concealed weapon like an AR-15 with no training, and no license, Democrat-controlled states are going in the exact opposite direction. As an example: both houses of the Washington State legislature have voted to ban assault weapons altogether, require background checks, weapons training, and the storage of weapons in secure approved storage. Governor Jay Inslee has announced he will sign the bill as soon as it is sent to his desk. Inslee also authorized the purchase of three years of the abortion drug, which the state will make available to women, while next door Idaho has passed a law to block any person from helping a minor to go to another state to get an abortion. Inslee has openly invited women from Idaho to come to Washington. I see all of this as a furtherance of The Great Schism Trend. Living in a Red state is going to become increasingly unattractive.
Washington State SenateCredit: Northwest News Network
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON – The Washington state Senate on Saturday approved an assault-weapons ban, a measure long sought by gun-control advocates.
HB1240 passed the Senate in a 27-21 vote, with one excused. The measure will go back to the House since it was amended by the Senate before it is sent to Gov. Jay Inslee.
If the bill is signed into law, Washington would join nine other states that have enacted laws generally banning the sale, manufacture and transfer of assault weapons, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson praised the move saying that “The Senate put public safety above the interest of the gun lobby.”
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee watched the House vote in the chamber last month and called it very important.
“It is something that I’ve believed in since 1994 when I voted to make this federal law,” said Inslee, who served in Congress before becoming governor.
Thank God, they are coming to their senses. We should have banned these military style weapons a long time ago. They have now purpose in the USA, except in the hands of military personnel. and then, just when they are needed.
Thank God, they are coming to their senses. We should have banned these military style weapons a long time ago. They have now purpose in the USA, except in the hands of military personnel. and then, just when they are needed.