TIME magazine is noting that this week marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Gun Control Act of 1968, a bizarre coincidence of history because today marks the 137th anniversary of a fatal shootout in Tombstone, Arizona Territory that many suggest was ignited by enforcement of a gun control ordinance. The famed “Gunfight […]
Firearms Industry Group Releases Congressional Midterm Scorecard
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has released its 2018 Midterm Election Scorecard on members of Congress and it doesn’t take long to figure out that for Republicans, it’s mainly good but for Democrats it is a whole lot of bad news. For example, Washington state’s two U.S. Senators, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both eke […]
Does Newspaper Downplay Law Enforcement Opposition to I-1639?
UPDATED: As law enforcement opposition to Washington State’s gun control Initiative 1639 continues to climb, a report on the measure – the only gun control ballot issue anywhere in the country this fall – in the Seattle Times appears to downplay it by noting that the measure “has support from some of King County’s top […]
More Lawmen Oppose I-1639; Gallup Majority Against Semi-Auto Ban
Another law enforcement group has come out swinging against gun control Initiative 1639 as a new Gallup survey reveals that a majority of Americans now oppose a ban on so-called “semiautomatic assault rifles,” which are the target of the 30-page measure. Almost simultaneously, the first hard-hitting radio advertisement blasting the billionaire-backed initiative has started airing. […]
Early Voting Could Spell Trouble for GOP, Says Fox News
Fox News is reporting that early voting numbers could spell trouble for Republicans heading into the midterms, but it also might fire up conservatives, especially in the West, where Democrats are hoping to make big gains. The report appears based on what is happening in Nevada, where Fox says early voting results “indicate a strong […]
Newspaper: ‘Initiatives are…a lousy way to write laws’ – No on I-1639
An editorial in the Walla Walla Union Bulletin that appeared just as tens of thousands of hunters were heading into the field for the deer season opener urged voters to reject gun control Initiative 1639—the only gun measure on a ballot anywhere in the United States this year—because “Initiatives are generally a lousy way to […]
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