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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018 Washington Legislature fails to Rare salamander threatened by pass bill to let patrol destroy guns logging, environmentalists say Fears that guns will be used in new crimes By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE — The Wash- ington state Legislature ended its latest session with- out passing a bill that would allow the State Patrol to destroy firearms confis- cated during criminal inves- tigations, instead of trading them with a firearms dealer, who would sell them to the public. They not only sell hand- guns and hunting rifles, but also assault weapons. House Bill 1483 sought to give the agency the option to destroy them instead, but it never received a vote on the House floor. The agency has feared that one of its sold guns would be used in a new crime, and an Associated Press investiga- tion found that has happened more than once. “It’s disappointing the bill failed to pass,” said Kyle Moore, spokesman for the agency. “It’s a policy that falls in line with other law enforce- ment agencies across the state.” Jaime Smith, spokes- woman for Gov. Jay Inslee, said the bill’s failure “was definitely a disappointment.” In Washington, like most other states, the law allows police to decide whether to sell, trade or destroy guns that are confiscated during criminal investigations. But the law was stricter for the State Patrol. Any forfeited guns that are not needed as evidence or kept for agency use must be auctioned or traded with licensed dealers, who then sell them. Having the option to destroy the crime guns would “reduce the risk of these fire- arms being used for crim- inal purposes in the future and tied back to the depart- ment,” the agency said in its request for the bill, which was sponsored by state Rep. Tana Senn, D-Bellevue. It’s co-sponsored by nine other Democrats and two Republicans. The bill had moved to the House floor after being moved out of committee last year, but it stalled there and never got a vote, Senn said. “I’m still in a little bit of shock that we didn’t pass the bill,” she said. “It certainly wasn’t for a lack of trying.” Some lawmakers argued that if the agency destroys the guns, people will just buy them from the gun manu- facturer and that will add to their profit, Senn said. “But we argued that it’s more expensive to buy it new,” she said, and by destroying the guns “we wouldn’t have the liability issues involved.” Some fear the State Patrol and the state would be held liable if a gun sold by the agency were used in a murder or mass shooting. An AP investigation found more than a dozen of the almost 6,000 fire- arms sold by Washington state law enforcement agen- cies since 2010 ended up in new criminal investigations, including three sold by the State Patrol. The AP compared a list of almost 6,000 firearms that were used in crimes and then sold by Washington law enforcement agencies since 2010 with databases of guns used in crimes. More than a dozen of those sold guns were evidence in new police investigations that ranged from murder investigations to felons in possession of a gun. The AP probe discov- ered that happened in at least three cases. By JES BURNS Oregon Public Broadcasting Environmental groups are petitioning the federal govern- ment to add an Oregon sala- mander to the federal endan- gered species list. They say plans to boost logging on fed- eral land are a major concern. The Siskiyou Mountains sal- amander lives only in its name- sake mountains straddling the Oregon-California border. It lives in damp, mossy areas of old-growth forest. George Sexton of the Klam- ath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center says the Bureau of Land Man- agement made changes in 2016 that roll back protections. “I don’t have a lot of faith that the BLM is going to protect wildlife habitat, even when it knows that rare species are rely- ing on it,” he said. The Bureau of Land Man- agement’s most recent forest plan is called the Western Ore- gon Plan Revision. It changed how timberland earmarked to WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 51 36 40 Occasional evening rain; otherwise, cloudy FRIDAY 54 36 Associated Press A thick cloud cover with a little rain SATURDAY 52 38 Periods of rain, some heavy 50 37 Cloudy with a few showers in the afternoon Mostly cloudy create revenue for counties was managed in order to boost log- ging rates. “Part of us doing this work is an attempt to make sure this first wave of big BLM timber projects doesn’t wipe out the salamander or put it in a place where it can’t recover,” Sexton said. The BLM says although the WOPR changes how the forests are managed, it still provides sufficient protections for the sal- amander and other rare species to meet its legal requirements. How well the new plan achieves these protections will be a factor in whether Endan- gered Species Act protections are granted. KS Wild, the Center for Biological Diversity, Cascadia Wildlands and the Environmen- tal Protection Information Cen- ter jointly filed the petition. Federal wildlife manag- ers now have 90 days to decide if there’s sufficient evidence the salamander is threatened. That’ll determine if a more for- mal review should happen. Navy considers expanding state park use for training FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT Center for Biological Diversity The rare Siskiyou Mountains salmander could be at risk. SEATTLE — The Navy is considering using more Wash- ington state parks along the coastline for training its spe- cial operations forces. The Seattle Times reported a draft proposal calls for the possible use of 29 parks in the state for stealth training exer- cises for Navy SEALs. The Navy currently has a permit to conduct training exercises at five state parks. Navy Region Northwest public affairs deputy Sheila Murray says the training would not interfere with nor- mal park operations. Using the parks for train- ing exercises requires approval from the state Parks and Recre- ation Commission. The Navy has not yet submitted a permit request to the commission. State Parks and Recreation spokeswoman Virginia Painter says the department “would be concerned about anything that would affect the visitor’s experience, environment and safety.” Delgani String Quartet performs at Liberty Theatre The Daily Astorian ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Tillamook 41/51 Salem 41/53 Newport 42/49 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:18 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 7:31 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................... 5:47 a.m. 40/51 Moonset today ........................... 3:32 p.m. Mar 17 Full Mar 24 Last Mar 31 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:18 a.m. 6:57 p.m. Low 2.8 ft. 0.3 ft. 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Lo 31 35 36 36 35 36 34 33 35 30 W r sh r r r r sh r r c DEATH TUESDAY Seaside School District School Construction Citizen Oversight Committee, 3 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin, Seaside. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Lewis & Clark Fire Department Board, 7 p.m., main fire station, 34571 Highway 101 Business. WEDNESDAY Astoria City Council, 9 a.m., special session on Tongue Point, City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Clatsop Soil and Water Conservation District Board, 10 a.m., Astoria Post Office, 750 Commer- 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 Mattresses, Furniture & More! cial St., Room 207. Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Com- mercial St. Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 6 p.m., special meeting, 7 p.m., regular meeting, Warren- ton High School library, 1700 S. Main Ave. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Capt. Robert Gray School third-floor boardroom, 785 Alameda Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Market Road, Svensen. LOTTERIES APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS YE TSOP C LA NTY C OU Gresham, was arrested by Astoria police on Marine Drive near Portway Street and charged with DUII, reck- less driving and driving while suspended. His blood alcohol content was 0.12 percent. • At 12:39 a.m. Saturday, Sheena Lynn Kalenakai Mar- tin, 33, of Astoria, was arrested by Astoria police on 12th and Exchange streets and charged with DUII, hit-and-run and reckless driving. Her blood alco- hol content was 0.16 percent. PUBLIC MEETINGS PACKAGE DEALS IN police on Columbia Street near Avenue A and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and hit and run. She allegedly hit a parked car. • At 12:52 a.m. Monday, Roger Davis, 37, of Mount Ver- non, Washington, was arrested by Seaside police on Roosevelt Drive near Avenue U in Sea- side and charged with DUII and open container. His blood alco- hol content was 0.19 percent. • At 3:03 a.m. Sunday, Phillip W. Dalshing, 26, of March 10, 2018 POSEY, Joanne O., 87, of Lebanon, formerly of Astoria, died in Lebanon. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- ton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. W s sf pc pc s pc pc c sh pc s pc c s s s s pc s pc s c sh r pc APPLIANCE 3 A 0 RS Assault • At 5:22 p.m. Monday, Hannah Toole, 19, of Sea- side, was arrested by Sea- side police on the 320 block of Fourth Avenue and charged with fourth-degree assault and second-degree disorderly con- duct. She allegedly hit and scratched a family member during a domestic dispute. DUII • At 2:33 a.m. Monday, Melodee Gibson, 28, of Sea- side, was arrested by Seaside Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Over As part of the Liberty The- atre’s Classical Series, Del- gani String Quartet is holding a workshop with the students of Astoria High School before the performance. 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Temperatures High/low ....................................... 71°/45° Normal high/low ........................... 54°/39° Record high ............................ 74° in 1941 Record low ............................. 24° in 1897 with a mission to cultivate an appreciation for chamber music, and the group’s musicians have performed throughout the U.S. and internationally. They col- lectively hold 12 degrees in string performance from vari- ous schools of music and con- servatories across the nation. 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