Hell no - proposed WA State gun law
From the
Seattle Times:
Misstep in gun bill could defeat the effort
Forget police drones flying over your house. How about police coming inside, once a year, to have a look around?
As Orwellian as that sounds, it isn�t hypothetical. The notion of police home inspections was introduced in a bill last week in Olympia.
That it�s part of one of the major gun-control efforts pains me. It seemed in recent weeks lawmakers might be headed toward some common-sense regulation of gun sales. But then last week they went too far. By mistake, they claim. But still too far.
And the crux of the matter:
Responding to the Newtown school massacre, the bill would ban the sale of semi-automatic weapons that use detachable ammunition magazines. Clips that contain more than 10 rounds would be illegal.
But then, with respect to the thousands of weapons like that already owned by Washington residents, the bill says this:�In order to continue to possess an assault weapon that was legally possessed on the effective date of this section, the person possessing shall ... safely and securely store the assault weapon. The sheriff of the county may, no more than once per year, conduct an inspection to ensure compliance with this subsection.�
In other words, come into homes without a warrant to poke around. Failure to comply could get you up to a year in jail.
�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.�
When a liberal lawyer brings a proposed law like this to the attention of a liberal columnist and neither of them think it a good idea, this is where we make progress in education. A teachable moment.
The ten round limit is downright stupid but allowing the sheriff to come into your house once/year. I am not hiding anything but I still want them to get a warrant first -- it is the polite thing to do...
Posted by DaveH at February 18, 2013 8:14 PM