OpiniOn Letters

moving in have felt frustrated at getting things done. They have tried to get their own post office and library and, so far, no luck. Maybe a school is an even larger fight. I wish them luck on it all.

Dorothy Bush Blaine

The Editor: Substitute House Bill 1240 should not become law in Washington. This bill will do nothing to promote public safety and only burdens the law-abiding gun owners in this state with undue hardship and limitations on exercising their constitutional rights (not a privilege). I want to repeat that. We have a right to keep and bear arms and this legislation would greatly limit underserved communities from doing so.

This bill especially limits communities of color and protected classes such as immigrants and LGBTQ community members from protecting themselves as they see fit. This bill will make the remaining firearm types available for purchase more expensive, and therefore, more out of reach for the low-income, hard-working folks who still want the ability to defend themselves.

This bill is the epitome of white privilege and is a continuation of the historically racist roots of gun control in the post-war south. Rich, wealthy people will contin-