Billionaires for Gun Control / Bill Gates donates $1 million for universal background checks

[BubbyBobble]

Originally Posted by Redraven

The Constitution of the State of Washington says:
"SECTION 24 RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men."

That seems to be VERY clear!
Will this law, if passed, stand the test of Constitutionality?
Sure seems to me it will "impair" the "right of the individual citizen to bear arms..."
We will just have to wait and see how the courts in Washington rule.
IF it passes.

Washington State has plenty of bears. They just need to let them breed more.

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by wutitiz

First of all, that's a moronic headline from the DB. Gates has long been anti-gun. He supported another gun-control measure in 1997 which lost 71-29 at the polls. Gates is supposedly so anti gun that he refuses to use armed security--kind of dumb for one of the world's richest men, whose family could be a target for kidnapping for ransom.

Secondly the DB article conveniently neglects to report that I-594 is already opposed by the largest police organization in the state, along with the WA state law enforcement firearms trainers org.

Thirdly, there is already a thread on this in 'elections.'

http://www.city-data.com/forum/elect...ny-up-big.html

Based on a google search, the Organization you named is an advocacy group, not an actual police organization.

[Redraven]

Originally Posted by BubbyBobble

Washington State has plenty of bears. They just need to let them breed more.

I take it then, that you have no intelligent comment to make about Section 24 of the Washington State Constitution and how it may or may not relate to the pending Initiative?