Meet State Senator Adam Kline, D-Seattle. From Clayton E. Cramer writing at PJ Media:
Warrantless Searches Proposed � for Third Time � by WA DemocratsMore at the site. Rope. Tree. Some assembly required.
Imagine if Republicans in Utah or Alabama, responding to a horrifying sex crime, introduced a bill allowing warrantless searches of homosexuals� homes to make sure they weren�t holding little boys as sex slaves.
The national media would be discussing this gross violation of the Fourth Amendment incessantly, using it as an example of how fundamentally fascist the Republican Party is � everywhere.
Cut to Washington State: in this case, liberal Democrats in the legislature have introduced an assault weapon ban that includes annual inspections of the homes of people that already own assault weapons to make sure that they are being safely stored.
There is no need for a warrant; there is no probable cause requirement; and the Seattle Times columnist writing about this clearly unconstitutional law observes that the sponsors include �Sen. Adam Kline, D-Seattle, a lawyer who typically is hyper-attuned to civil-liberties issues.�
After a stream of criticism, the author withdrew the warrantless search section of the bill, calling it a �mistake.� Yet, as Bryan Preston points out, the warrantless search section � word for word � was included in bills by Kline in 2009 and 2005.
Mistake? I think he was just finally caught and called out this time.
What makes this especially outrageous: not only are they ignoring the Fourth Amendment�s guarantee regarding warrantless searches and the Second Amendment�s guarantee of the right to bear arms, but also the Washington State Constitution�s guarantee of the right to bear arms.
Before liberals attempt to defend not only warrantless searches but also to claim that �assault weapons� are not protected: the Supreme Court of the State of Washington has recognized by name the AR-15 as a constitutionally protected arm.
