The fate of an Oregon gun control measure opponents call “extremist” is coming down to the wire as Nov. 8 looms, with KGW News in Portland reporting a recent poll showing slightly more opposition than support, but the margin is about 3 percentage points. According to Nelson Research, “Measure 114 has 46.1% of voters supporting, […]
SAF Leads Lawsuit Challenging Magazine Ban Law in Washington
Less than a month before a new Washington State law banning the future sale, import or manufacture of so-called “large capacity magazines” is scheduled to take effect, the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation is leading a federal lawsuit aimed at derailing the new statute. The case is known as Sullivan v. Ferguson. It was filed Friday […]
Fight is On over Gun Control Bills in Rhode Island
There are big issues on the table this week in the nation’s smallest state as Rhode Island lawmakers are holding hearings on gun control legislation. According to the Providence Journal, advocacy groups on both sides of the issue are raising the rhetoric, with gun prohibitionists from Moms Demand Action verbally sparring with pro-rights groups including […]
As Other Governors Trust Citizens, Washington’s Inslee Inks Gun Control
UPDATED, 3/23 @ 11:30 a.m. — While governors in three other states—Alabama, Indiana and Ohio—have shown their trust toward citizens in their states by signing legislation to allow carrying of firearms for personal protection without permit or license, Washington’s Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday carried through on his promise to sign three gun control measures, […]
Prepping for Conflict: SAF Plans Washington Magazine Ban Lawsuit
The Second Amendment Foundation is preparing to challenge a new law in Washington state that bans the future manufacture and sale of so-called “large capacity magazines” capable of holding more than 10 cartridges. SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb confirmed to Liberty Park Press the organization is reaching out to gun rights activists […]
Vancouver, WA Editorial Illustrates Problem with Media and Guns
ANALYSIS — A post-legislative session editorial in the Vancouver Columbian—serving the growing southwest Washington region—illustrates what gun owners and grassroots activists see as indicative of a bias by First Amendment professionals against Second Amendment advocates. The headline and first sentence of the editorial gives the perceived bias away by declaring “More measures needed to end […]