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WA: Fight looms over registry disguised as background check, say activists
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The first public hearing on House Bill 1588, the “universal background check” measure in Olympia, is scheduled Wednesday morning before the House Judiciary, and according to the Associated Press, backers are optimistic that they may have a winner.
But opponents of this bill, including the Washington Gun Owners Action League and the National Rifle Association, think it is a de facto registration measure in disguise. This column first discussed the proposal, which also has the attention of Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Gottlieb said HB 1588 — on the House Judiciary agenda beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday — goes far beyond what would be considered a “reasonable background check.” |
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