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WA: Hearing Tuesday on suicide prevention bill supported by gun groups
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The Washington state House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on an ambitious measure aimed at suicide prevention that not only has bipartisan sponsorship, but also the support of gun rights groups, it was announced today.
Sponsored by State Rep. Tina Orwall (D-33rd District), House Bill 2793 has been “in the works” for several months, according to Bellevue gun rights advocate Alan Gottlieb. He is the executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation and chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and he's been on the "ground floor" of this effort. |
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jac
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I don't see any suggestions in the proposal to reduce suicides.
Why not just make it illegal?
Oh, I forgot. It's already illegal.
I see the potential for this proposal to turn against legal gun ownership. |
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