Months after Washington State voters approved an initiative that defined a firearm that some say really doesn’t exist, to include every commonly-owned semiautomatic rifle ever manufactured comes an announcement from the Brady gun prohibition lobby of a new effort to ban those very firearms. It’s precisely what Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich intimated earlier this […]
Third GOP Governor to Sign ‘Constitutional Carry,’ Say Reports
A third Republican governor—Matt Bevin of Kentucky—will reportedly sign legislation generically called “Constitutional Carry” that allows citizens of the Blue Grass State to carry firearms without a permit. If that happens, he will be the third governor to sign such a bill this year, the other two being South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem […]
Bipartisan Bill to Repeal WA Gun Control Initiative Introduced
Ten Republicans and one Democrat have signed onto a bill in the Washington State House of Representatives aimed at repealing controversial gun control Initiative 1639, the 30-page measure passed in November that is now being defied by a majority of county sheriffs, at least one police chief and two county commissions. Democrat State Attorney General […]
Exclusive: Spokane County Sheriff Rips AG Ferguson, I-1639
In a telephone conversation with Liberty Park Press, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich detailed his opposition to gun control Initiative 1639, passed by voters in November, and suggested Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who is demanding that sheriffs enforce the measure, is being selective in his choice of laws to enforce. The initiative raises […]
WA Prohibitionists Jump Gun on I-1639 Lawsuit Claim
SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb suggested that an anti-gun lobbying group jumped the gun when it announced a federal lawsuit against Initiative 1639 had been dropped. The lawsuit was simply withdrawn and refiled in federal court in Tacoma. (Dave Workman) The Seattle-based gun prohibition lobby that supported a citizen initiative now being […]