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Ruairi Vaughan, Contributing writer Wednesday, February 3, 2021 2:37 PM
The Washington state Legislature is considering legislation that would make it illegal to openly carry weapons during protests or on the grounds of the state Capitol.
Opponents of Senate Bill 5038 have labelled it an assault on the Second Amendment, while the bill’s supporters argue it is necessary to prevent more violent confrontations like the ones that occurred during public demonstrations last year.
The bill, which was sponsored by 15 Democratic state senators, would make it a gross misdemeanor to carry a variety of weapons including firearms, clubs, knives and knuckle dusters while attending a public demonstration or on the grounds of the state Capitol.
by Rich Smith • Jan 28, 2021 at 4:00 pm
Guess what this guy thinks about diversity training. Screengrab from TVW
On Wednesday afternoon the Washington State Senate passed a bill, sponsored by Sen. Mona Das, that ultimately requires teachers and school board directors to spend one of their three mandated Professional Learning Days training up on equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
If you re like me, you might think that 2021 seems like a little late in the history of the state to get that sort of language into teacher-training laws, but once you remember that people such as Republican State Senators Jim McCune and Keith Wagoner exist, these sorts of mysteries clear up pretty quickly.
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Washington lawmakers consider ban on open carry at demonstrations, state Capitol
The ban on carrying guns openly would extend to any demonstration across the state. Opponents say that would be unconstitutional. Author: Associated Press, Drew Mikkelsen Published: 7:01 PM PST January 26, 2021 Updated: 7:43 PM PST January 26, 2021
OLYMPIA, Wash. A Washington state Senate Committee heard public testimony on a measure that would ban the open carry of guns and other weapons on the Capitol campus and at or near any public demonstration across the state.
Proponents called it a common-sense measure amid heightened political divisions, while opponents argued it would infringe on constitutional gun rights.
OLYMPIA The open carry of guns and other weapons would be banned on the Capitol campus and at or near any public demonstration across Washington under a measure that received a remote public hearing Tuesday, with proponents calling it a common-sense measure amid heightened political divisions and opponents arguing it would infringe on constitutional gun rights.