Gun debate comes to Camas

Safety advocates press lawmakers during town hall

By Kelly Moyer

April 19, 2018 5:30 am

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Wearing their signature, red "Moms Demand Action" T-shirts, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America members Jane Miletich (left) and Shelia Pearce (center), along with several members of the Washougal City Council in the background, listen at a town hall hosted by Republican lawmakers Sen. Ann Rivers and Rep. Brandon Vick on Saturday, April 14, at Camas City Hall. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Washington State lawmakers from the 18th legislative district, Sen. Ann River (left) and Rep. Brandon Vick (right) respond to constituents' questions at a town hall held Saturday, April 14 at Camas City Hall.

Washington Rep. Brandon Vick (right) listens as Sen. Ann Rivers (left) responds to constituents' questions about gun control, at a town hall held Saturday, April 14 at Camas City Hall.

A spirited conversation about gun laws took center stage at a Saturday morning legislative town hall in Camas, after members of the grassroots gun-reform group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and others in the audience questioned lawmakers from Washington’s 18th district about their efforts to prevent gun violence in Washington State and enact gun-control legislation.

Sheila Pearce, a mother and local member of Moms Demand Action, kicked off the questions by asking the two Republican lawmakers, Sen. Ann Rivers and Rep. Brandon Vick, how they were addressing gun violence and its associated safety issues.

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