Claiming in an interview with KCPQ News that he knows most gun owners are responsible individuals, Tacoma, WA Councilman Ryan Mello still wants to burden them with a special tax on firearms and ammunition as a way to raise money to address “gun violence.” As quoted by the Fox News affiliate, Mello justifies his proposal […]
Former WA Bump Stock Owners Alarmed at Effort to Reveal Identities
Washington State gun owners who surrendered their bump stocks in exchange for financial compensation from the state are sounding alarms since learning of a Public Records Act (PRA) request from an individual seeking their names and addresses in order to build a database and publicly reveal their identities. The request was in a brief email […]
Demand Grows on WA Gov. to Veto Legislative Secrecy Measure
Public and media calls for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to veto legislation that exempts state lawmakers from the Public Records Act is ramping up less than a week after the Legislature quietly and quickly passed the measure, Senate Bill 6617. As noted in a Yakima Herald editorial, the bill “bypassed the usual deliberative process and […]
Weiner Sentenced; Bad Year for Disgraced Anti-Gun Dems
Former anti-gun congressman Anthony Weiner drew a 21-month prison sentence for sexting with a minor. (YouTube, MSNBC) The downfall of former Democratic U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, the diehard New York anti-gunner, came only a couple of weeks after another high-profile anti-gun Democrat took a tumble at the far end of the country. Former Seattle Mayor […]