As the challenge to Washington State’s 35-year-old preemption gun law advances, an Edmonds City Council member’ remark published in the Everett Herald underscores the reason behind adoption of this statute in the early 1980s, and why the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association are suing to protect and enforce the law. “We’re not asking […]
It’s Schrier v. Rossi in Critical 8th District WA Congressional Race
One of the races worth watching not just in Washington state but from the national perspective is the one for the 8th Congressional District which is now a contest between former Republican State Sen. Dino Rosso and Democrat Dr. Kim Schrier, whose primary campaign had gun control as a cornerstone issue. Democrats have […]
Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing Set as Dems Dig for Dirt
The confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court has been set for Sept. 4 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Washington Post reported. At the same time, the Boston Herald reported Friday that Democrats have been digging for dirt on the 53-year-old federal judge, who was nominated to fill the […]
2 Cops Among 4 Canada Victims; it’s the Criminal, not The Gun
The banded badge, shown here in an image from an NBC5 newscast, is worn in honor of fallen police. (Screen snip, YouTube, NBC5) Two Canadian police officers are among the four dead in a shooting rampage Friday morning in Fredericton, New Brunswick not far from the U.S.-Canada border in northern Maine, the latest fatalities in […]
One State’s Looming Battle over Preemption Raises National Alarms
The looming fight over one of the nation’s oldest firearms preemption laws has taken on national importance thanks to reports in at least two popular online “news and views” websites, and it might be a signal for traditionally lethargic gun owners to get active in state and local politics. Tuesday’s primary election results […]
SAF, NRA Sue Second WA City Asserting Preemption Law Violation
A second city in Washington State has been sued jointly by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association over an alleged violation of the state’s 35-year-old preemption law, which prohibits local governments from adopting their own gun laws. Joined by two local residents, the gun rights groups on Tuesday sued the City of Edmonds, […]
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