Smith, who supports Initiative 594, says that the goal of her opponents is to make the issue confusing so that both measures pass, which would lead the court system to throw them both out.

“We are very concerned people understand the differences,” Smith said.

So, the president of the League of Women Voters in Snohomish County, Michelle Valentine, will be putting on a presentation on the two initiatives Tuesday, Oct. 7. It will be at 7 p.m. at the Marysville United Methodist Church, on 64th Street near the YMCA.

Smith was part of a local contingent that went to Washington, D.C.,  to take training on how to combat 591.

Smith said the Rev. Sandy Brown of the national Methodist Church helped draft 594 and that Washington state has been targeted by the NRA. Still, 594 supporters, including billionaire Bill Gates, have donated $3 million, while 591 has $1 million. Smith predicts more money will come in as the campaign heats up this fall.

She said 591 ran a TV ad a week ago, and 594 has responded. She said two League of Women Voters offices had paper targets placed on their doors riddled by bullet holes and signs that said, “This is just the beginning.”

Valentine has been a member of the league since 1998. The league is a political, non-partisan organization that promotes the informed and active participation of citizens in the democratic process of government.

“We never support or oppose individual candidates, but we do take positions and act on issues which we have studied and have reached national consensus,” Valentine said.

Briefly, this is what the two measures say:

• Initiative 591: Prohibits government from confiscating guns from citizens without due process or from requiring background checks unless there is a national standard.

• Initiative 594: Requires criminal and safety background checks of firearms sales by license dealers, including at gun shows and online.