It’s called state preemption, and anti-gun mayors, city councils and political police chiefs despise it nearly as much as the nation’s gun prohibition lobbying groups. Everytown for Gun Safety dislikes these laws so much that they devote an entire page on their website to bashing the concept. Bloomington, Indiana Mayor John Hamilton railed against his […]
When Seattle Newspaper Pushed Gun Ban, This Happened
When the Seattle Times’ decidedly anti-gun editorial board told its readers that it supported a proposed ban on so-called “assault weapons,” even after admitting that they are “used in a small fraction of America’s gun homicides,” angry readers flooded the newspaper’s on-line comments section to fight back. Sixty hours after the editorial was published online, […]
This Opinion Poll Spells Trouble for Gun Ban Proposal
It’s not just FBI Uniform Crime Report data that goes against the narrative launched earlier this week by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson in his push for a ban on so-called “assault weapons,” public reaction is decidedly negative. An unscientific poll on KOMO’s Facebook Page underscores Ferguson’s problem. The KOMO opinion poll showed a […]
Second Amendment Foundation Sues Seattle Over Public Records Act Request
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) on Wednesday sued the City of Seattle, alleging a violation of the state Public Records Act for refusing to disclose revenue data related to the city’s controversial “gun violence tax” that was adopted last year. The complaint stems from a PRA request earlier this year by the senior editor of […]
Washington State AG Wants Gun Ban, CCRKBA Chairman Responds
When Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that he will propose legislation to ban so-called “assault weapons,” the chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms had a blistering response. “Unfortunately,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “Washington state has an attorney general that attacks constitutional rights instead of defending […]
Armed Minnesota Citizens Fight Back, Stop Interstate Gang Cold
When a heavily-armed gang of criminals who traveled from their home base in Missouri tried to stage a daring daylight bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota, their raid turned into a bloody rout leaving two of the gang dead and three others seriously wounded because armed citizens fought back…140 years ago today. The infamous James-Younger gang […]
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