Washington lawmaker wants to require firearm training before passing gun regulations
Jan 17, 2019, 7:41 AM | Updated: 3:31 pm

(AP)
(AP)
Republican State Senator Phil Fortunato has concerns about Washington’s gun control laws. More specifically, he doubts many lawmakers’ knowledge and experience when crafting a gun law.
The gun control effort in Washington is aggressive with new majorities for Democrats in the state House and Senate, and efforts from the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, along with support from the state attorney general. But Fortunato objects to people making laws about issues they know little about.
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鈥淭here鈥檚 a little bit of a problem with somebody drafting legislation that doesn鈥檛 have the faintest idea at what the heck is going on with guns,鈥 Fortunato said.
He points to statements made by lawmakers both in and outside the state who propose laws restricting guns as clear evidence they don鈥檛 have any knowledge of firearms.
鈥淭hey come out and they鈥檒l [use] something like AR-15s that shoot 700 rounds a minute. Diane Fienstein said something like 鈥榶ou can鈥檛 hunt ducks with more than three rounds, but you can hunt humans with 150 rounds鈥 鈥 I go well, apparently nobody told her it鈥檚 illegal to actually hunt humans,鈥 Fortunato said.
In response, Fortunato proposing some changes.
鈥淲e鈥檙e saying if you want to pass gun legislation, you have to pass Criminal Justice Training [Center] firearm training requirement for each firearm that you want to regulate,鈥 Fortunato explained.
鈥淭hen you have to be a range safety officer so you have to understand safety procedures, and then you have to pass a test based on calibers and gauges, so you know the difference between a .40 caliber bullet and 12 gauge shotgun,鈥 he added.
Fortunato admits the bill is unlikely to even get a hearing, but believes it鈥檚 important to introduce it in order to make a point.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 a little disturbing to me as a gun owner to have these people have no idea what they鈥檙e talking about draft gun legislation,鈥 Fortunato said.
And even if it doesn’t see the light of day, Fortunato thinks it’s important to draw attention to this, with Democrats now having such large majorities in the House and Senate. He expects them to push an aggressive gun control agenda.
鈥淚 mean, I was just going to get a new pillow and some popcorn and watch the show,鈥 Fortunato said.
Democrats that 成人X站 Radio spoke with opted not to weigh in on the proposal.