UPDATED: Predictably, the gun prohibition lobby is playing a “guilt by association” game in its effort to push a new gun control initiative in Washington State, capitalizing on last week’s disclosure that a Russian woman, Maria Butina, who was detained by authorities “has longstanding ties to one of Washington’s most prominent gun lobby groups, the […]
Seattle Says ‘Lock Guns to Save Lives’ After Three Fatal Stabbings
While the City of Seattle has just passed a so-called ‘safe storage” ordinance and promptly been sued by two national gun rights groups and two local residents, police have been dealing with a trio of homicides that would not have been prevented by the new gun law, because all three were fatal stabbings. Contrary to […]
SAF, NRA Sue Seattle Alleging State Preemption Violation
As promised, attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association this morning filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle, its mayor and police chief, alleging that the city has violated Washington State’s 35-year-old preemption statute by illegally adopting a gun control regulation that includes provisions for fines ranging to $10,000. SAF and […]
Evergreen State Exemplifies Challenge Faced by Grassroots Activists
UPDATED: In a Wednesday article in the Seattle P-I.com, veteran political columnist Joel Connelly clearly identifies the major problem faced by Evergreen State Second Amendment activists, and probably grassroots gun rights advocates everywhere, as they battle to prevent their right to keep and bear arms from being transformed into a government-regulated privilege. Perhaps unintentionally, Connelly […]
Seattle Mayor Signs Gun Control Ordinance Despite State Preemption
UPDATED 7/18/18 @ 2:30 P.M. — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has signed a city ordinance requiring so-called “safe storage” of firearms, with civil penalties for violations, despite a 35-year-old Washington statute that placed sole authority for gun regulation in the hands of the State Legislature. Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second […]
Another WA City Poking at Preemption
Another city in western Washington appears to be preparing to test how far it can get against the state’s 35-year-old preemption statute, and gun rights advocates in any state with a similar law should pay attention to what is happening in the Evergreen State. As Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right […]
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