UPDATED: 2:45 p.m. PDT — Embattled Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Tuesday dropped his bid for re-election with a statement that seemed designed to portray him as sacrificing his career in the interest of the city where he grew up. Murray’s long political career came crashing down amid a scandal that erupted when he was […]
Seattle ‘Gun Violence Tax’ A Failure, Says Radio Host
Veteran Seattle radio host Dori Monson on Monday ripped embattled Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Monday for a spike in shootings, asserting that the infamous “gun violence tax” adopted in 2015 has only “made it tougher for law-abiding people who want to defend themselves against this growing problem.” Like a gun control initiative pushed into law […]
Seattle Police Chief’s ‘Gun Violence’ Remark Stirs Hot Water
Reacting to a string of shootings that occurred during a 24-hour period in Seattle this week, Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole – who came from Boston – evidently lit a lot of fuses when she remarked, “We are outraged by the gun violence, and neither our department nor our community will tolerate it.” Ironically, minutes later […]
Chicago Cops Want Semi-Auto Rifles As Bodies Pile Up
Chicago’s finest want more firepower to fight an epidemic of homicides, according to a column in the Chicago Sun-Times, although nobody has explained how arming cops with carbines and rifles is going to prevent criminals from opening fire when there are no police in sight. It doesn’t always work this way, as noted by the […]
Washington’s Inslee for President in 2020?
While Democrats have seemingly been working overtime to throw all sorts of distractions in the way of President Donald Trump, one that surfaced Tuesday may border on fantasy: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee as his possible challenger in 2020. That’s what CNN suggested, placing Inslee’s name on a list of potential Democrat candidates, as if […]
New Study Says ‘Mass’ Shootings = Less Than 1% of Gun Deaths
A new study appearing in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine, and reported by CNN, contained two revelations including one that may cause a problem for gun prohibitionists: Mass shootings make up less than 1 percent of U.S. gun deaths. The study, titled “Handgun Acquisitions in California After Two Mass Shootings,” appeared coincidentally on the day […]
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