Gun control Initiative 1639 passed handily in Washington State, leaving Second Amendment activists furious, aiming at least part of their wrath at lethargic gun owners who evidently did not vote, and planning their next moves, which could involve lots of time in court, and lots of money for attorneys. And in the aftermath, I-1639 is […]
Dem ‘Dirty Trick’ Backfiring in North Dakota?
With North Dakota’s deer hunting opener looming – and making big news in several newspapers around the state – it’s difficult to tell whether hunters in the Peace Garden State will pick a new U.S. Senator Tuesday after the state Democratic Party hit a new low last week by attempting to convince hunters not to […]
Jobs Up, Dems Double Down; Pelosi, Waters Expect Win
With the crucial midterm elections just four days away, CNBC is reporting that October saw a gain of 250,000 jobs and average hourly earnings inching up at “the best pace since 2009,” and Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters are virtually salivating over the prospects that they will be in the majority after Tuesday. But […]
WA Anti-Gunners Scramble to Exploit Pittsburgh in I-1639 Push
UPDATED: Evergreen State gun prohibitionists moved quickly to exploit the tragic hate crime shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue in their effort to justify gun control Initiative 1639, a proposal they now claim in a fund-raising email blast would “address the root causes of mass shootings.” Saturday’s shooting left 11 people dead and others, including four […]
Does Newspaper Downplay Law Enforcement Opposition to I-1639?
UPDATED: As law enforcement opposition to Washington State’s gun control Initiative 1639 continues to climb, a report on the measure – the only gun control ballot issue anywhere in the country this fall – in the Seattle Times appears to downplay it by noting that the measure “has support from some of King County’s top […]
More Lawmen Oppose I-1639; Gallup Majority Against Semi-Auto Ban
Another law enforcement group has come out swinging against gun control Initiative 1639 as a new Gallup survey reveals that a majority of Americans now oppose a ban on so-called “semiautomatic assault rifles,” which are the target of the 30-page measure. Almost simultaneously, the first hard-hitting radio advertisement blasting the billionaire-backed initiative has started airing. […]