Public and media calls for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to veto legislation that exempts state lawmakers from the Public Records Act is ramping up less than a week after the Legislature quietly and quickly passed the measure, Senate Bill 6617. As noted in a Yakima Herald editorial, the bill “bypassed the usual deliberative process and […]
Will Dick’s Sporting Goods Face Backlash over Gun Sales Decision?
Dick’s Sporting Goods, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DKS), has announced that it will halt sales of so-called “assault-style rifles” and no longer sell firearms to anyone under age 21, and now the question: Will the nationwide chain face a backlash from gun owners? The announcement is the chain’s reaction to […]
Was WA Gov. Inslee’s Reluctant Teacher Claim to Trump Off-Target?
When Washington Gov. Jay Inslee confronted President Donald Trump about having armed teachers in public schools, the governor’s anti-gun supporters may have thought he scored some points, but by arguing that teachers don’t want such a program, Inslee may have revealed that he is a bit out of touch. It also seemed like Inslee was […]
WA Solons Consider New Gun Control Bill, But Will it Work?
Updated: A Tuesday morning hearing before the Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee is hearing a new piece of gun control legislation that includes provisions prohibiting the sale of rifles and shotguns with “tactical features” to anyone under age 21. Opponents were headed to Olympia to testify against the measure, Senate Bill 6620, after […]
Broward Sheriff: ‘I’m Not Responsible’…But Gun Owners Are?
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel appears to be in a hole and he may wish to stop digging as the revelations pile up about how his agency may have botched the response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland. Monday morning, at the far corner of the country, KVI morning host John […]
WA Lawmakers Ratchet Down On Guns, Exempt Themselves from PRA
In what may go down as the most callous and telling action of the Washington Legislature, at the same time they were introducing a bill to ratchet down on the gun rights of young adults, they were passing legislation to exempt themselves from Public Records Act disclosures. A number of people attending the weekend Washington […]
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