Reinforcing the belief among Evergreen State gun owners, the billionaire-backed Alliance for Gun Responsibility—the Seattle-based gun control advocacy group—has released its 2023 legislative agenda and it is quite a wish list, including another effort to repeal the state’s long-standing and court-enforced firearms preemption law. The Alliance wants to ban semiautomatic rifles—erroneously described as “semi-automatic assault […]
Two Washington Cities Launch ‘Gun Buybacks,’ But Do They Work?
Two communities in Washington State have announced “gun buybacks” in an effort to reduce the number of firearms “on the street” but there is research suggesting such efforts really don’t accomplish much. Efforts in both communities are offering Visa gift cards in exchange for unwanted firearms, and following a long-standing tradition with such events, these […]
Violent Crime Up in ‘21, Says FBI Report as CCRKBA Reacts to WA CCW Hike
Fox News is reporting that violent crime “continued to rise across the U.S. last year, according to an annual estimate the FBI released Wednesday,” including in Washington State, where a major national grassroots gun rights organization is reacting to news that concealed carry has taken a huge leap in the past month. According to the […]
Inevitable Conflict: Bear Encounters Force Closure of Popular WA Camping Area
UPDATED 8/19: One of western Washington’s most popular and highly-utilized camping and recreation areas has been closed for camping for the remainder of the summer by the U.S. Forest Service’s North Bend District Ranger “Due to ongoing conflicts with black bears in the area.” News of the closure was swiftly posted on the popular Facebook […]
WA Concealed Carry Skyrockets: 11K CPLs Added in June!
The number of active concealed pistol licenses in Washington State soared by more than 11,200 in June, a possible reaction to a continuing spike in violent crime, and it is the second-largest number of CPLs issued in a single month since April 2013 when the number soared by 13,932 licenses, according to new data from […]
Gun Company Launches Effort to Support SAF Battle v. WA Mag Ban
UPDATED: A Tacoma, Washington-based company that produces firearms and components has launched a magazine sales campaign to support the Second Amendment Foundation’s legal battle against a new law scheduled to take effect July 1 that will ban the future sale, manufacture or purchase of so-called “high capacity magazines.” Aero Precision announced in its on-line advertising, […]
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