The Seattle Times and other local news organizations are reporting that a majority of the City Council supports “a high-level proposal” to slash police department funding by 50 percent, igniting an uproar among citizen critics. Sentiment among some respondents to the Seattle Times story can be summed up in two reader reactions. One reader suggested […]
Does Center for American Progress Consider 2A a Right or Privilege?
A July 8 article from the Center for American Progress (CAP) regarding gun control laws and firearm sales ignited by the coronavirus pandemic might lead the reader to suspect this organization regards gun ownership as a privilege that should be strictly regulated by the government, rather than a fundamental right that is protected from […]
Report: Teen Killed in Seattle Was ‘Seeking Safety’ in CHOP
The Daily Mail is reporting that the 16-year-old killed in Seattle’s so-called “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” (CHPP) zone June 29 was a homeless runaway who had allegedly carjacked the white Jeep Cherokee in which he was shot, and was advised by a friend to “drive to the police precinct in the CHOP for safety.” Instead, […]
Seattle Cops Clear CHOP, Protesters Moved Out of ‘Occupied Zone’
UPDATED – More than 30 people were arrested early Wednesday morning as Seattle police acting on an emergency order from embattled Mayor Jenny Durkan moved into the so-called Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone and ordered protesters out following three weeks of trouble ending with a nine-day stretch that included five shootings, two of […]
Speculation: Kamala Harris to be Biden’s Pick?
Presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden is likely to pick Sen. Kamala Harris, the vehemently anti-gun-rights California senator and former attorney general, as his running mate, according to speculation from conservative columnist Miranda Devine, who appeared on Fox & Friends Tuesday. Biden already declared anti-gun former Texas Congressman Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke as his point […]
Another CHOP Fatal Shooting; ‘This Isn’t Safe for Anybody’ Says Chief
Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone is making more news with the Monday morning fatal shooting of a 16-year-old youth and the wounding of a 14-year-old boy, the second fatality in a week, and so far there are no arrests in any of the shootings, according to KIRO News. The previous weekend saw three […]
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