The latest report on active concealed pistol licenses from the Washington State Department of Licensing strongly suggests by year’s end, there will be more than 700,000 legally-armed law abiding citizens licensed to carry, which should give gun owners one more strong reason to resist predicted efforts to repeal the state’s 37-year-old firearms preemption law. Seattle […]
Oregonians Rush to Gun Shops; State AG Asks Court Delay on Permits
Fox News is reporting that Oregon residents are “flocking to gun stores” as the Dec. 8 enactment of Measure 114 looms, and State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has asked the court to delay implementation of the purchase permit requirement for a month. At least four federal lawsuits have been filed against Measure 114 including two […]
Third Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Oregon Measure 114
As promised days ago, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has entered the legal fray in Oregon, filing a federal lawsuit supported by the National Rifle Association in U.S. District Court in Portland against Measure 114, the gun control initiative narrowly approved by voters last month. NSSF is joined by Mazama Sporting Goods, the Oregon State […]
Oregon Measure 114 Hit with 2nd Federal Challenge
Ten days after the Oregon Firearms Federation challenged Measure 114 in federal court, the Second Amendment Foundation filed its own federal lawsuit, asking for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. The new law is supposed to take effect Thursday, Dec. 8, but that could be derailed if the courts act quickly on the […]
Anti-gun Lawmakers in MN, IL Already Working on ’23 Gun Control Bills
Legislative sessions begin across the country in January, and right now, anti-gun lawmakers are beginning to assemble their gun control packages. In Minnesota, according to KSTP News, House Democrats are preparing to reintroduce so-called “universal background check” legislation requiring background checks on every firearm transfer, with exceptions for immediate family members. They are also going […]
Opinion: Did Seattle Times Editorial Get It Right, or Completely Wrong, on Gun Control?
The Seattle Times editorial board—which for decades has never seen a gun control scheme it didn’t reflexively endorse, according to gun rights activists—is once again pressing for more restrictions on a constitutionally-protected right, by declaring in its editorial headline, “WA voters have spoken: Keep up momentum on gun laws.” Critics of the newspaper’s editorial policy […]
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