[C38] FYI

[Tom T.]

I wonder if the brilliant legislators put in a provision to amend this 
law after a certain number of boaters end up dead or injured and numbers 
of vessels lost from lack of proper emergency flares? From what history 
has shown us, legislative stupidity is often eternal.  May God help us!

Since carrying flares is a federal requirement, it will be interesting 
to see how this plays out.

  Less we get smug, I don't think any state has a monopoly on stupidity. 
We all need to keep an active roll in our state and federal laws to 
protect our boating rights.  Elections have consequences.  Right now, 
Florida is still fighting boaters on anchoring rights and the local 
communities are fighting the state government on a state wide 
agreement.  Good luck on that one!

Tom Troncalli




On 12/28/2014 1:56 PM, Max Soto wrote:
> So, I should forget about buying them online????
>
> Max Soto
> +506-8312-1367
> Alajuela, Costa Rica
>
> On 26/12/2014, at 22:26, Steve Smolinske <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com 
> <mailto:SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>> wrote:
>
>> I pass this along not as a political statement of support for one 
>> view or the other but just as information that boaters should be 
>> aware of so they can plan accordingly.
>>
>> Today I went to West Marine to purchase replacement flares for my ski 
>> boat.  Last election cycle Washington voters approved strict new gun 
>> laws.   Well it seems that West Marine in Washington State no longer 
>> can sell flare “guns” because they are not an authorized firearms 
>> dealer, and in order to buy one a person needs to go through a 
>> background check and waiting period.  Also included in the ban are 
>> the rocket type flares because they also “fire” a projectile.   I 
>> wonder if the USCG will give me a pass for not having flares 
>> onboard?  (I am grinning ear to ear thinking of Larry’s reaction as 
>> he reads this)
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> Peregrine #312
>>
>> Seattle
>>
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