MSG Laigaie
Campaign Veteran
As I read I-591, what I see is that the state would only be allowed to enact background checks up to the level required by Federal law but nowhere does it require the state to comply with Federal requirements. I'm not seeing how having a limit in place is worse than no limit at all. I'm curious as to how many people here have actually read the real text of I-591.
Regarding confiscation, who really cares if a law is passed that repeats what the Constitution says, I fail to see how that makes it a a bad law.
This is almost like pre-emption. Washington may have a law as strong as it wants as long as it does not exceed the federal standard(non-existent at this time).
594 may very well pass. I saw outsiders organizing churches full of people into the 594 fantasy. Sad. 591 would, at least, put a brake on the outside influence. Where is Ghandi when we need him?
The Ghandi Rule: as quoted in the Seattle Times, May 15, 2001, the Dalai Lama said:
If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun. Not at the head, where a fatal wound might result. But at some other body part, such as a leg.