Kids & Family
Arm Childcare Centers? Fortunato Argues In Favor
Sen. Phil Fortunato (R-Auburn) this week argued in favor of allowing concealed firearms at Washington-based childcare centers.
From WA State Senate: Senate Bill 5434, approved by the Senate Monday by a vote of 26-21, would prohibit possession of a firearm, even by concealed pistol license-holders (CPL), at state-licensed child care centers.
In fact, an amendment to exempt CPL-holders was voted down largely along party lines.
Second Amendment advocate Sen. Phil Fortunato, R-Auburn, issued the following statement:
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“We protect our money with guns and our politicians with guns, but how do we protect our most precious assets – our children? We put up a sign that essentially says children unprotected at this location.
“This law would criminalize law-abiding citizens taking their children to day care. Proponents of the bill say it’s about protecting kids, and that they aren’t restricting our Second Amendment rights. They are just saying you can’t legally carry your gun in this place, or that place.”
The proposed law would also require that if a firearm is stored on site, it be unloaded and locked up, “making it as effective as a rock in the event of an incident,” said Fortunato.