Raymond Fryberg Jr. was arrested for illegal purchase of a firearm, lying about his prohibition of ownership due to a protection order. In the process of approval of his purchase there was no record of such protection order. The absence of such order is apparently due to the failure, willfully or otherwise, of Tulalip authorities to report the issuance of the order. Comes now the Honorable Sen. McCoy (D-Blatant Ignorance) to say in the Wednesday Herald: “maybe we should have a registry of people who are subject to these orders.” Such a “registry” exists and as a crafter of our laws, Mr. McCoy should be aware of it. He should use his influence with his constituents to correct the failure of the tribal authorities and keep his mouth closed until he knows whereof he speaks. That failure contributed to untold suffering of hundreds of people, most, if not all of them, your constituents. The entire incident is a shameful thing and Mr. McCoy has included himself.

Douglas Staab

Everett