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Blazers Owner Paul Allen Contributes $1 Million to Washington Gun Control Measure
The initiative would ask Washington voters to raise the age for purchasing semi-automatic weapons to 21.

Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder and Seattle native better known locally as the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers, has contributed $1 million to a Washington ballot initiative to tighten restrictions on gun ownership.

Allen announced his donation on Twitter, and the Seattle Times first noted his message.

"Initiative 1639 is a reasonable and necessary measure that will improve the safety of our schools and our communities, which is why I have contributed a million dollars to the campaign," Allen tweeted today. "I hope people throughout the state will support the campaign, so that we can qualify and pass this important initiative into law."

If it makes the November ballot, the initiative would ask Washington voters to raise the age for purchasing semi-automatic weapons to 21; create a stronger background check system; require training for purchases and beef up storage requirements.

http://www.wweek.com/news/2018/05/2...-1-million-to-washington-gun-control-measure/
 
Trail Blazers Owner Paul Allen Donates $1M To Washington Gun Initiative


Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder and owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers, has donated $1 million to a campaign seeking to raise the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 in Washington state.


Allen made the announcement on Twitter Monday.

The Alliance for Gun Responsibility says Initiative 1639 also would create a background check system similar to the one required for handguns, require completion of a firearms safety course and create standards for safe gun storage.

The group’s initiative effort comes after lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled Statehouse declined to bump the minimum age to buy semi-automatic weapons after the February mass shooting at a Florida high school.

The alliance needs roughly 260,000 petition signatures before the initiative can qualify for the 2018 ballot.

In 2014, Allen donated $500,000 to a successful campaign seeking to expand background checks on gun sales in the state.

https://www.opb.org/news/article/paul-allen-microsoft-trail-blazers-washington-gun-initiative/
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
This is a really dangerous OT to Main forum merge.
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This initiative will surely stop mass shootings. How will anyone under 21 get a weapon if it's illegal? Wait, what if we just outlawed mass shootings altogether?? Holy balls I think I'm on to something here guys.

Seriously though, what is the projected, or hopeful outcome of this bill? I understand trying to come up with solutions to the mass shooting problem we have in this country, but I just don't see how this law would help. Many mass shooters were ALREADY too young to buy weapons, it didn't stop them. They just grabbed their parents (who were OVER 21) weapons. I just don't see a solution here.
 
jonnyboy said:
This initiative will surely stop mass shootings. How will anyone under 21 get a weapon if it's illegal? Wait, what if we just outlawed mass shootings altogether?? Holy balls I think I'm on to something here guys.

Seriously though, what is the projected, or hopeful outcome of this bill? I understand trying to come up with solutions to the mass shooting problem we have in this country, but I just don't see how this law would help. Many mass shooters were ALREADY too young to buy weapons, it didn't stop them. They just grabbed their parents (who were OVER 21) weapons. I just don't see a solution here.
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Tighter restrictions, storage, etc I think trying to find a solution is hard but I’m glad people are trying (well some people).
 
jonnyboy said:
This initiative will surely stop mass shootings. How will anyone under 21 get a weapon if it's illegal? Wait, what if we just outlawed mass shootings altogether?? Holy balls I think I'm on to something here guys.

Seriously though, what is the projected, or hopeful outcome of this bill? I understand trying to come up with solutions to the mass shooting problem we have in this country, but I just don't see how this law would help. Many mass shooters were ALREADY too young to buy weapons, it didn't stop them. They just grabbed their parents (who were OVER 21) weapons. I just don't see a solution here.
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There is no solution, but deterrents can often help.Doing nothing certainly hasn't changed anything.
 
Damn sly, really going after the conservatives on the forum. Do you troll dems the same? Oh, no you don’t.

For real though I don’t know who would stop being blazer fans over this. Who cares really
 
Cippy91 said:
Damn sly, really going after the conservatives on the forum. Do you troll dems the same? Oh, no you don’t.

For real though I don’t know who would stop being blazer fans over this. Who cares really
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I troll everyone, doesn't matter their politics.

I've trolled you and you don't belong to either party or vote.
 
Cippy91 said:
Damn sly, really going after the conservatives on the forum. Do you troll dems the same? Oh, no you don’t.

For real though I don’t know who would stop being blazer fans over this. Who cares really
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It's a fair question. There are some who are giving up being fans of their favorite NFL team because players kneel during the national anthem. The owner of the Blazers has given $1 million in support of additional gun restrictions. I can see some being upset over that.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
It's a fair question. There are some who are giving up being fans of their favorite NFL team because players kneel during the national anthem. The owner of the Blazers has given $1 million in support of additional gun restrictions. I can see some being upset over that.
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Them people r dumb if they did that.

As for trolling....I'm trolling someone right now without even posting anything. I'm like GMC, professional grade.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
It's a fair question. There are some who are giving up being fans of their favorite NFL team because players kneel during the national anthem. The owner of the Blazers has given $1 million in support of additional gun restrictions. I can see some being upset over that.
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Sly we live in a blue state. How many people really care about Paul Allen of all people doing this? If players got involved maybe some would care but even then I doubt it. The nfl is an entire different story. There are people out there who act like the American flag and anthem are the most precious thing we have so they flip out when dudes kneel.
 
Cippy91 said:
Sly we live in a blue state. How many people really care about Paul Allen of all people doing this? If players got involved maybe some would care but even then I doubt it. The nfl is an entire different story. There are people out there who act like the American flag and anthem are the most precious thing we have so they flip out when dudes kneel.
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Washington is also a blue state and there were enough fans outraged at Kaepernick that the Seahawks cancelled an interview with him just last month.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-seahawks-kaepernick-morris-20180413-story.html
 
SlyPokerDog said:
https://gunresponsibility.org/solution/child-access-prevention/
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TorturedBlazerFan said:
Tighter restrictions, storage, etc I think trying to find a solution is hard but I’m glad people are trying (well some people).
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I don't think putting the burden on the shoulders of the parents is the answer. That's what this legislation implies. Go ahead and give the parents of mass shooters felonies after the fact, see how many kids it brings back. As for it being a "preventative" measure, mass shootings don't occur enough for the average person to say "holy shit, I better lock my guns up because I think my kid wants to murder people". Anyone who thinks that would probably just go ahead and lock them up anyway. These events are not expected by anyone. It's just blame shifting and it will accomplish nothing.
 
jonnyboy said:
I don't think putting the burden on the shoulders of the parents is the answer. That's what this legislation implies. Go ahead and give the parents of mass shooters felonies after the fact, see how many kids it brings back. As for it being a "preventative" measure, mass shootings don't occur enough for the average person to say "holy shit, I better lock my guns up because I think my kid wants to murder people". Anyone who thinks that would probably just go ahead and lock them up anyway. These events are not expected by anyone. It's just blame shifting and it will accomplish nothing.
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It doesn't friggin matter if this law adds nothing, it is doing something (for liberals). Liberals must send the right virtue signals when called.
 
jonnyboy said:
I don't think putting the burden on the shoulders of the parents is the answer. That's what this legislation implies. Go ahead and give the parents of mass shooters felonies after the fact, see how many kids it brings back. As for it being a "preventative" measure, mass shootings don't occur enough for the average person to say "holy shit, I better lock my guns up because I think my kid wants to murder people". Anyone who thinks that would probably just go ahead and lock them up anyway. These events are not expected by anyone. It's just blame shifting and it will accomplish nothing.
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It’s not about blaming the parent or the gun, or anyone but the shooter, but it’s just a step people to try to keep semi - automatic weapons out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them. You can never stop violence and if someone is that desperate they will find a way to cause destruction. I still believe I’d rather they tried to do something rather than say well nothing’s going to work so why try.
I’m not trying to say you’re saying “do nothing, but I’d support more restrictions on who can get firearms.
 
MarAzul said:
It doesn't friggin matter if this law adds nothing, it is doing something (for liberals). Liberals must send the right virtue signals when called.
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But here's the thing - you guys offer and have no solution. ZERO.

I'm in an Uber today and the driver starts talking about how afraid he is to send his 12 year old to school. But what is important to you guys? The right to keep and bear arms.

Pathetic.
 
Stevenson said:
But here's the thing - you guys offer and have no solution. ZERO.

I'm in an Uber today and the driver starts talking about how afraid he is to send his 12 year old to school. But what is important to you guys? The right to keep and bear arms.

Pathetic.
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Um yeah, the right to bear arms is important to me, sorry you think it's pathetic. I actually live somewhere where firearms are a necessary tool, not just something I talk about with my uber driver. When you're writing your next piece of legislation maybe you could include a clause to give me a felony too.
 
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