UPDATED: As the Washington State House Judiciary Committee gathers in Olympia to hear public testimony on two gun control bills Thursday afternoon, proponents of the measure requiring licensing and extensive background checks to own so-called “assault weapons” have a major problem. Uniform crime data from the FBI dating back to 2013 does not support contentions […]
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 […]
Gorsuch Nomination Proves the Election Did Matter
The nomination of Federal Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States is proof positive that elections do matter, especially the one last November in which Donald J. Trump surprised the press, pundits, Democrats and Hillary Rodham Clinton. And now Trump has fulfilled yet another of his campaign promises by nominating a […]
CRA Me a River: Congress Could Erase Obama Soc. Sec. Gun Rule
Congress appears on the verge of erasing one of Barack Obama’s last actions before leaving office; a rule to prevent certain Social Security recipients from obtaining firearms if they receive certain types of disability payments if they were determined to be mentally impaired, the Washington Times reported. Reuters noted that on Monday, the House Rules […]
Seattle Mayor: Easy on Heroin Addicts, Tough on Gun Owners
While Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has given the nod of approval to creating “safe” sites so drug addicts can use illegal drugs, he has worked to make it harder for law-abiding citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights. Murray last week defended the city’s “sanctuary” philosophy as President Donald Trump signed a new executive order […]
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, […]
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