The Washington State Court of Appeals has advised attorneys representing plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” on firearms and ammunition that oral arguments in their appeal will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m. in Division One, located in Seattle. There is no small irony in this because today is […]
‘Gun Tax’ City May Create A What For Drug Addicts?
The same Pacific Northwest city that last year adopted a “gun violence tax” that essentially penalizes law-abiding gun owners and makes them pay for costs related to crimes they didn’t commit just made headlines again for possibly creating a first-of-its-kind “safe-consumption site” in this country for drug addicts, according to the Seattle Times. The proposal, […]
In Popularity Contest, Clinton Loses To Second Amendment Big Time
When it comes to popularity, 65 percent of likely U.S. Voters say of the Second Amendment “Amendment is important to their vote in the upcoming elections, with 47% who say the issue is Very Important,” according to Rasmussen Reports, which published a separate survey showing that Hillary Rodham Clinton currently gets the nod from 43 […]
Chicago Slaughter Continues Despite Tough Gun Laws
It was the bloodiest July in ten years in the Windy City, according to the Chicago Tribune, where 65 people were killed in a metropolis that stubbornly has battled against gun rights advances in Illinois including concealed carry. As the month ended, the newspaper noted that July wasn’t as bad as June, when 72 people […]
Apple Changes Handgun Emoji And This Group Bristles
The announcement by Apple that it is replacing a cartoon emoji of a revolver with a cartoon squirt gun brought a blistering reaction from one of the nation’s leading Second Amendment organizations. The Second Amendment Foundation called the decision “a combination of childishness and anti-gun demagoguery.” SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb […]
Bad News for Pacific Northwest Gun Control Lobby
There was some bad news Monday morning for Pacific Northwest gun prohibitionists. Washington State has added more than 44,700 active concealed pistol licenses to the rolls since the first of this year. If the trend continues, the state will be close to topping 600,000 legally armed citizens by the end of December. By no small […]