As a leading advocate for Second Amendment rights, I must tell you the 2025 legislative session illuminated an undeniable truth: Our colleagues in Olympia’s majority party do not respect our gun rights and are determined to dismantle them.

While we repelled some outrageous attacks, a dangerous precedent has been set. Your constitutional freedoms now hang in the balance.

We saw aggressive attempts to expand “gun-free zones” and impose new taxes on responsible firearm owners. These flawed ideas would do nothing for public safety while unquestionably limiting the ability of law-abiding Washingtonians to exercise their rights.

Working together, and with the much-appreciated support of the thousands who weighed in during committee hearings, we defeated many egregious proposals. Still, one deeply troubling measure regrettably became law: House Bill 1163, which directly betrays the trust you place in lawmakers to protect your freedoms.

When it takes effect in May 2027, this new law means responsible gun owners will face an unnecessary and unconstitutional hurdle to purchase a firearm. You'll need a state-issued permit, requiring a certified training course that includes live-fire exercises. This training simply doesn't exist at the scale needed across our state, effectively blocking gun ownership.