Granted, it's wiki, but here's a little background on Matt Shea (one of the bill's sponsors):
In November 2011, Shea allegedly "pulled a gun during a confrontation with another motorist...in what police reports describe as a road rage incident."[23] At no time did Shea point the gun at anyone, a fact corroborated by Leroy Norris himself, the man accused of road rage by Shea, and an independent witnesses. One independent witness in the report stated that she believed Leroy Norris’s dangerous driving was “unprovoked.” Leroy Norris readily admitted in the police report that he “did not believe that the driver of the truck pointed the gun at him at any time.”[24] Additionally, the driver admitted that he "slammed on his brakes as the Ford Ranger was following him, in an attempt to cause a collision and potentially disable the truck." A second independent witness in a sworn statement wrote “Rep. Shea maintained a calm demeanor throughout the incident…To be honest I would have done the same thing if I were him…” However, Shea was found to have let his concealed weapons permit lapse. Although cited by Spokane Police for carrying a loaded firearm in his vehicle without a permit and for displaying the firearm in a manner to alarm others, he was only charged in court with a single count of having a loaded pistol in his vehicle without a valid permit, resulting in the city agreeing to a stipulated order of continuance. That sole charge was later dismissed with prejudice. Shea has also been the focus of news articles related to angry outbursts at his legislative office and a report claiming that he was allegedly disarmed by a commander while he served in Iraq due to anger management issues.
