This could be an interesting day in King County, Wash., where the County Council is expected to join an effort by at least two local city governments to adopt regulations that challenge the Evergreen State’s long-standing preemption statute that forbids local governments from passing their own gun control laws, by approving a proposal put forth […]
New FBI Crime Report Could Weaken Gun Control Initiative Effort
The FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2017 is out, and for Washington State gun prohibitionists, there is a bit of bad news in relation to the initiative they are pushing that clamps down on so-called “assault rifles.” This comes after a major statewide law enforcement group took a position against Initiative 1639 on […]
Evergreen State Gun Rights Groups United v. I-1639
With just over one month remaining before the November election, Washington gun rights groups are united against Initiative 1639, the 30-page gun control measure that has ignited a grassroots opposition movement that continues gaining momentum. They are underfunded, but they are energized, reminding everyone within earshot that “dollars don’t vote, people do.” The Citizens Committee […]
The ‘Cut-And-Paste’ Problem with Initiative 1639
When the authors of Initiative 1639—the 30-page, multi-faceted gun control measure now facing Washington voters on the November ballot—defined a “semiautomatic assault rifle,” they created a split among firearms owners, leaving some to believe the authors to be “gun ignorant” or just incompetent, while others think they are trying to ensnare every self-loading rifle in […]
Gun Prohibition Lobby ‘Spending Millions’ in Midterm Elections
The Washington Post is reporting that anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety “plans to spend $8 million to $10 million in Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and New Mexico” to influence the midterm elections, via its “Action Fund.” That is not the full extent of expenditures by the gun prohibition group’s fund, either. […]
WA Battleground: Attacks on Gun Owners Disguised as ‘Safety’
While the battle over gun rights is intensifying statewide in Washington, Seattle gun owners are being targeted for regulatory harassment with the city’s new “safe storage” requirements, and the Edmonds City Council has predictably accepted free legal representation in its own gun control effort, according to grassroots activists who argue that none of the new […]
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