{"id":211296,"date":"2026-02-07T18:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/washington-hb-2235-protecting-firearm-owner-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T11:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:20:09","slug":"washington-hb-2235-protecting-firearm-owner-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/washington-hb-2235-protecting-firearm-owner-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington HB 2235: Protecting Firearm Owner Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsmensalliance.org\/news\/washington-hb-2235-sportsmen-privacy\/\">Washington HB 2235: Protecting Firearm Owner Privacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsmensalliance.org\/news\/washington-hb-2235-sportsmen-privacy\/\">https:\/\/sportsmensalliance.org\/news\/washington-hb-2235-sportsmen-privacy\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-07 18:58:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"sportsmensalliance.org\">sportsmensalliance.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At any time on the House floor,\u00a0<strong>HB 2235<\/strong>, a critical privacy bill that shields sportsmen and gun owners by exempting firearm permits, purchase records, and CPL information from public disclosure, could be brought up for a vote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is important to use the\u00a0Take Action\u00a0button TODAY to email your state Representative and urge him\/her to support HB 2235. <\/strong>Privacy is a fundamental right, and this bill ensures your sensitive personal information submitted to the state cannot be accessed by the general public.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How HB 2235 Protects Washington Sportsmen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>HB 2235 creates a \u201cprivacy shield\u201d for sportsmen and gun owners by exempting the following from public disclosure:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Permit to purchase applications and associated documents.<\/li>\n<li>Firearm transfer records and purchase applications.<\/li>\n<li>Concealed pistol license applications and safety training records.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t forget to share this important email with your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen and gun owners. Ask them to also take action by emailing their state representative to support HB 2235.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Defending the Legacy of Washington\u2019s Outdoor Heritage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The stakes for Washington sportsmen and gun owners have never been higher. To protect our way of life from rising activism, we need every sportsman engaged and vocal. Urge your family and friends to join you and the Sportsmen\u2019s Alliance in the fight to defend our legacy; if we don\u2019t act now, the traditions of hunting and fishing won\u2019t be there for the next generation. <strong>Together, let\u2019s secure our outdoor heritage and ensure our traditions thrive for generations to come.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sportsmen\u2019s Alliance guarantees hunting, fishing, and trapping for the American sportsman now and forever.\u00a0<\/strong>We\u2019re there when sportsmen need us most. We are the only organization specifically created to protect the individual hunter, angler, and trapper \u2013 no matter the threat. We will never compromise when it comes to defending our way of life in the courts, in the legislatures, in the public&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsmensalliance.org\/news\/washington-hb-2235-sportsmen-privacy\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington HB 2235: Protecting Firearm Owner Privacy https:\/\/sportsmensalliance.org\/news\/washington-hb-2235-sportsmen-privacy\/ Publish Date: 2026-02-07 18:58:00 Source Domain: sportsmensalliance.org&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":211297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/sportsmensalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/privacy--scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-privacy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211296"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211298,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211296\/revisions\/211298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}