BILL REQ. #:  S-3158.1 

Read first time 01/16/12.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to the right to protection; adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW; and creating new sections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature finds that the United States was founded on the principles of freedom from persecution by the government. The federal and state governments were not intended to have the power they have assumed in the last eighty years. Washington citizens have the right to the protections in section 2 of this act, as was set out in the United States Constitution. No governmental entity has the authority to supersede constitutional guarantees.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 9.41 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Any lawful citizen of Washington has the right under the United States Constitution to protect themselves including, but not limited to:
     (a) The use of guns and ammunition;
     (b) The use of mace or other repellants; and
     (c) Any other means necessary to stop an assailant.
     (2) Any lawful citizen of Washington has the right to defend himself or herself, unless he or she is in the act of committing a crime, without interference from federal or state agencies.
     (3) Law abiding citizens of Washington shall not have their gun or ammunition rights waived by any governmental agency nor shall their guns or ammunition be tracked with markings or radio frequency identification dust, paint, or any other direct identifiers.
     (4) Any lawful citizen of Washington has the constitutional right to privacy in his or her home including, but not limited to, his or her farm, vehicle, trailer, or other place of domicile, and to be anonymous as long as he or she is not in the act of committing a crime.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   This act may be known and cited as the Washington right to protection act.