By Bill Stevenson
Whitman County Gazette
One's feelings might get people arrested
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Last updated 2/16/2021 at 8:21am
A new proposed law smells like tyranny.
House Bill 1283 would make it illegal for three people or more to open-carry firearms if someone else “feels threatened.” It would be a gross misdemeanor.
If a person in “any way participates” in threats or the use of “such force” against a person or property while open-carrying a gun in a group of three or more, then they face a Class C felony. That means the state strips them of their right to own firearms as a convicted felon.
The bill seems to be targeting the groups of legal firearm users protesting in Olympia. Many protesters at the...
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