BILL REQ. #:  S-0517.2 

Read first time 01/31/11.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to weapons apparently capable of producing bodily harm in or on the premises of an institution of higher education, or at a college-sponsored event; and amending RCW 9.41.270.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 9.41.270 and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 426 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, exhibit, display, or draw any firearm, dagger, sword, knife or other cutting or stabbing instrument, club, or any other weapon apparently capable of producing bodily harm, in a manner, under circumstances, and at a time and place that ((either)):
     (a) Manifests an intent to intimidate another; or ((that))
     (b) Warrants alarm for the safety of other persons.
     (2) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (1) ((above)) of this section shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. If any person is convicted of a violation of subsection (1) of this section, the person shall lose his or her concealed pistol license, if any. The court shall send notice of the revocation to the department of licensing, and the city, town, or county which issued the license.
     (3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to or affect the following:
     (a) Any act committed by a person while in his or her place of abode or fixed place of business;
     (b) Any person who by virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to preserve public safety, maintain public order, or to make arrests for offenses, while in the performance of such duty;
     (c) Any person acting for the purpose of protecting himself or herself against the use of presently threatened unlawful force by another, or for the purpose of protecting another against the use of such unlawful force by a third person;
     (d) Any person making or assisting in making a lawful arrest for the commission of a felony; or
     (e) Any person engaged in military activities sponsored by the federal or state governments.
     (4) Subject to the exceptions in subsection (3)(b), (d), and (e) of this section, it is a violation of subsection (1)(b) of this section if the person carries, exhibits, displays, or draws any firearm in or on the premises of an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.14H.010, or at a college-sponsored event.