WA: Bill to Allow ‘Home Inspections’ of Gun Owners
(via Drudge)
A gun control bill introduced in Washington State banning “assault weapons” would allow local sheriffs to inspect the homes of people currently owning them once-per-year. From the Seattle Times:
“I’m a liberal Democrat — I’ve voted for only one Republican in my life,” Palmer told me. “But now I understand why my right-wing opponents worry about having to fight a government takeover.”
He added: “It’s exactly this sort of thing that drives people into the arms of the NRA.”
I have been blasting the NRA for its paranoia in the gun-control debate. But Palmer is right — you can’t fully blame them, when cops going door-to-door shows up in legislation.
One of the bill’s co-sponsors admitted that he didn’t know the provision was in it because he hadn’t “read it closely” before signing on to it.
Now, the sponsors are claiming an unnamed “staffer” is responsible and they promise to introduce a new bill without that clause.
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on 19 Feb 2013 at 3:28 am # AZRon
It’s amazing how little the people who legislate care about the legislated. Worse, it speaks ill of the peasants that kneel before their limp masters for free crumbs and allow their souls to be pawned for pensions.
We’re destined for hell, and we voted these chumps into office to send us there. Time to pay up. Costly ticket, yes?
Collectively, we deserve it. They’re weren’t enough of us willing to speak the truth out loud.
DSFFNS
on 19 Feb 2013 at 8:03 am # emdfl
More likely explanation: the democrap/socialist/commiwannabes (birm)didn’t expect anyone to READ the bill before they rammed it through,,,
on 19 Feb 2013 at 12:35 pm # bob r
Doesn’t really matter: with or without the “inspections”, the answer is “NO”. As one of those who would nominally be affected, I sure hope they come to their senses (what little they have) and don’t make be show them I mean it.
on 20 Feb 2013 at 1:03 pm # Mike P
Read the whole bill. This is not the scariest part.
Anything with a muzzle brake is defined as an assault weapon in this bill. If you own a Taurus .44 with a factory muzzle brake you are holding an assault weapon.
If you have a shotgun with a pistol grip on the stock you have an assault weapon.
If you have a broom handle Mauser you have an assault weapon (a pistol with the detatchable mag not in the grip).
Most high accuracy rifles with a thumbhole stock are also assault rifles according to this bill.
This goes WAY beyond the typical “ugly gun” legislation. The most distubing part is that I haven’t heard a word about the definition of assualt weapon as stated in this bill.