House Committee Passes Substitute Measure for Felony Open Carry

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Last week, the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee considered House Bill 1283. IMG NRA-ILA

U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Last week, the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee considered House Bill 1283.  Previously, this measure could have caused the lawful open carry of a firearm to become a felony offense.  While the substitute measure removes certain language from the original measure that triggered the felony charge if an individual “felt threatened,” the substance of the bill remains the same.

House Bill 1283’s substitute still creates a felony charge for the open carry of firearms in certain situations.  The vague definitions in the measure could still ensnare individuals who are lawfully exercising their Second Amendment rights, entirely based on the actions of others.

Your NRA-ILA will continue to monitor this legislation and keep you updated with information and actions that you can take.  Please stay-tuned to NRA-ILA Alerts.


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nrringlee

OK, folks, without reference to your favorite search engine (not google) can you read this article and tell me what jurisdiction NRA-ILA is talking about? For those of you who are wondering it is the place of my birth, The People’s Republic of Lenin, formerly known as the State of Washington. Let’s at least try to stick with the old who, what, when, where and why of journalism 101. Thank you.

TStheDeplorable

Bad circumstances create bad laws. There is already an unconstitutional law that bans even people with permits for firearms to be near any kind of rally in DC. Now they are going to wall off the congress (because walls don’t work, right, democrats?) and pass a raft of anti-gun bills. Meanwhile, the MSM still won’t report on the antifa agitators who got the ball rolling at the capitol riots.

Red Falcon 1325

To add – Bad politicians create bad laws.

USMC0351Grunt

To add further, apathetic citizens fail to remove these bad legislators and prevent the making of bad or unconstitutional laws.

HLB

When I started regularly carrying 20 something years ago, I found problems with the law and concealed carry. The main problem was that by not declaring your weapon openly, the law used various methods to stop you and search you for hiding your weapon. Once you bypass all of that confusion about hiding you can directly confront any invasion of your rights without allowing the incremental ladder to seizure. I have had my weapons seized before when they where hidden, because the law can approach you with little fear of any resistance. I have never had my weapons seized when… Read more »

pureamericana

Meanwhile the Big Guy Mr.10%, is opening the border to whoever arrives.
A very high percentage are murderers,thieves,drug dealers and rapist, yet this corrupt unethical immoral Pelosi Congress is focusing on penalties for American citizens. How much further is this nest of subversives in power and fortifying DC for their protection, go to disrespecting American citizens ?

VCDL President

The article doesn’t say where this is happening. I’m guessing Washington state. It can’t be DC, because House bills start with “HR”. It’s not Virginia…

StLPro2A

Oh, I feel better……Wayno and company are on it…….between fighting NY Ag suit, filing bankruptcy, reincorporating and moving to Texas, buying more $20,000 suits and paying trollop’s apt rent.

John Dow

would be nice to tell us what state this is in.

oh, it’s WA.

HLB

Journalism frequently ignores the fundamental process of delivering information. You have to have a starting point in time and space. You have to progress from that to the item that triggered the news. You have to report all sides of the story. Then the reader can determine praise, fault, or action necessary.
HLB

Stag

More infringement made possible by the NRA’s support and passage of the 1968 GCA.