A Washington State Court of Appeals panel smacked down a so-called “safe storage” requirement for gun owners living in the City of Edmonds because it violates the state’s preemption statute. The Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and three private citizens sued the city in 2018 after it adopted the storage requirement in defiance of […]
Texas Anti-Gunners Seek to End State Preemption
One of several pieces of gun control legislation pre-filed for the 2021 Texas legislative session in Austin is a measure aimed at eliminating the Lone Star State’s firearm preemption law, according to KLBJ radio. House Bill 238 would allow local governments to establish their own gun control ordinances, including bans, the story said. According to […]
Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of SAF-NRA Lawsuit v. Seattle
A Washington State appellate court has reversed and remanded for trial a challenge to a “safe storage” gun control ordinance adopted by the City of Seattle more than two years ago, saying the plaintiffs—including the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association—do have standing to bring the action. The case was initially dismissed by the […]
Oregon Anti-Gunners Launch Gun Control Initiative
Oregon gun owners are being targeted by a new mandatory “safe storage” initiative submitted recently by a gun control group calling itself State of Safety Action, according to OregonLive.com. This is a resurrection of an earlier effort that did not make it to the November 2018 ballot because advocates missed a deadline, the news agency […]
ALERT: Gun Control Hearing in WA Thursday, Big Turnout Expected
Rights activists and gun prohibitionists will descend on the Washington State capitol in Olympia Thursday for hearings on a couple of bills that deal with licensing of “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines,” and so-called “safe storage” proposals that Seattle-based anti-gunners claim are “gun violence prevention” measures. This will be particularly important to about 575,000 Washingtonians […]
WA Lawmakers Want to Micromanage Firearms Storage…Again
Once again, Democrat lawmakers in Washington State are pushing legislation that essentially micromanages the way gun owners store their firearms, under the guise of child safety. Previous measures have failed, which should send a signal to Olympia that there are better ways to accomplish this. One of those approaches is unfolding right now in Oklahoma, […]