PA Bill Number: HB2235
Title: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ...
Description: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ... ...
Last Action: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Last Action Date: Apr 25, 2024
Strict Washington Gun Control Law Forces Museum To Strip WWII Exhibit :: 11/21/2014
According to the director of Washington’s Lynden Pioneer Museum, the state’s strict gun laws are forcing him to get rid of 11 guns currently on display. The specific law in question, Initiative 594, makes it illegal to transfer firearms outside of antiques and transactions among family members without background checks. Since there is no exemption included for museum exhibits, Troy Luginbill said he has no choice but to return the borrowed rifles to their owners.
“I read through the law about 10 different times looking for a loophole,” he explained.
The guns on loan from various collectors have been displayed as part of a World War II exhibit that includes a number of artifacts from the era. A major draw, Luginbill said, is a collection of firearms including an anti-tank rifle and a rifle manufactured by Japan but used by an American during the war.
The law will make it illegal to display the guns as of Dec. 4, he alleges, so he has taken steps to encourage those interested in seeing the display to visit before that date.
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The Lynden Pioneer Museum would like everyone to know that even though we have to return some unique WW2 era firearms to their owners on Dec 3rd, the remainder of the Pacific War Exhibit will continue to be displayed through May 1.
If you would like to see some of these very rare and unique firearms then please be sure to come by the museum prior to Dec 3rd.
The museum will be returning these guns to their owners because as of Dec 4th, we would be in violation of the law if w...
In a social media post, the museum explained that the guns will be returned early next month because “we would be in violation of the law if we had loaned firearms that had not undergone background check procedure.”
Read more at http://www.westernjournalism.com/strict-washington-gun-control-law-forces-museum-strip-wwii-exhibit/#FVrZVorCqJdQgTYp.99
The affected exhibit will remain open to the public as scheduled until the end of next May, Luginbill explained, noting that he continues to hold out hope that someone will intervene and allow him to keep the guns on display.
“The ideal situation would be if someone comes along from the state and says, ‘Don’t worry about it,’” he said. “If that happens before May 1, we can put the guns back on display.”
The Bellingham Herald contacted State Attorney General Bob Ferguson for his opinion on the measure as it relates to the Lynden Pioneer Museum. He responded that his office has not received any lawsuit pertaining to the law.
“At this point we have no interpretations of the initiative to offer to the public beyond the text of the measure itself,” he concluded.
http://www.westernjournalism.com/strict-washington-gun-control-law-forces-museum-strip-wwii-exhibit/
