Take Action to Support Democracy!
At the League, we are excited about the new session of Congress and we are proud to support a new piece of legislation–HR1: For the People Act– which stands to improve American elections by making our elections more free, fair, and accessible to all eligible Americans.
Welcome Representative Schrier to Washington, DC, with a call urging her to support HR1.
Calling you to action!
League of Women Voters of Washington is looking to create change on critical issues affecting our state next year in the 2019 Legislative Session. We need your voice to make it happen.
Initiative 940 – De-escalate WashingtonThis measure would require law enforcement employees receive training in:
And to provide first-aid. It would also change standards for use of deadly force, adding a “good faith” standard and independent investigation. If passed, it would amend the state’s deadly force law which currently makes it virtually impossible to charge police over custody deaths. The League supports passage of this Initiative.
This Initiative does three really important interconnected things: Raises the age to purchase semi-automatic assault weapons from 18 to 21; creates enhanced background checks for semi-automatic assault weapons similar to that required for handguns; promotes charging gun owners if someone not allowed to have a gun gets a hold of their firearm because it wasn’t safely stored. Let’s face it, it is no “accident” when a young child gets a hold of a loaded gun – it is negligence on the part of the gun owner.
The League of Women Voters has not taken a position on this Initiative.
However, there are a couple facts you should know in order to make an informed choice:
