It clearly allows for exemptions

Regarding the letter “Law makes felons of everyone.” I must call the author out on being either misinformed or dishonest. The writer asserts that “simply allowing the other to try out your firearm will make you and whomever receives it a felon.” That is just false. As I-594 is written, the very type of “transfer” as he put it, has its own section which states that the loaning of a firearm to a family member within a licensed firing range is allowed. This provision is clearly stated in Section 3.4(a-g). This exemption also cover firearms training and self-defense classes.

I went to the site the writer suggested and read their pages at length. The site if full of misinformation that can easily be rebuked simply by reading the text of the resolution. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the creators on this site are flat out lying to the public in order to promote their own agenda. It uses fear mongering and deception to rope in unsuspecting victims to disseminate its lies. A tactic that I am not surprised to see here as the top five contributors consist of the National Rifle Association of America and no others (check the site if you don’t believe it.) It appears that the entirety of this site is paid for by the NRA. Not exactly a group I would call honest.

As for I-594 just being about gun registration. Well, isn’t that the point of the proposal? The idea is to ensure that all non-exempt transfers of firearms are legal and to know who has legal possession of the firearm. Not a bad idea in my opinion.

Robert Ray

Granite Falls

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