Two communities in Washington State have announced “gun buybacks” in an effort to reduce the number of firearms “on the street” but there is research suggesting such efforts really don’t accomplish much. Efforts in both communities are offering Visa gift cards in exchange for unwanted firearms, and following a long-standing tradition with such events, these […]
WA Poised to Top 700K Active Concealed Carry Licenses by Year’s End
The latest report on active concealed pistol licenses from the Washington State Department of Licensing strongly suggests by year’s end, there will be more than 700,000 legally-armed law abiding citizens licensed to carry, which should give gun owners one more strong reason to resist predicted efforts to repeal the state’s 37-year-old firearms preemption law. Seattle […]
New study by anti-gun researcher doesn’t tell the whole story
By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project More than 1 million Americans were killed by firearms from 1990 to 2021, and firearm deaths increased markedly during the pandemic, according to a study published Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association network titled: “Trends and Disparities in Firearm Fatalities in the United States, 1990-2021.” […]
Opinion: Did Seattle Times Editorial Get It Right, or Completely Wrong, on Gun Control?
The Seattle Times editorial board—which for decades has never seen a gun control scheme it didn’t reflexively endorse, according to gun rights activists—is once again pressing for more restrictions on a constitutionally-protected right, by declaring in its editorial headline, “WA voters have spoken: Keep up momentum on gun laws.” Critics of the newspaper’s editorial policy […]
Judge Grants Prelim. Injunction in NY ‘Private Property Exclusion’ Case
A federal judge in western New York has granted a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the “private property exclusion” tenet of the state’s new gun control law, calling it unconstitutional. The case, known as Christian et. al. v. Nigrelli, et. al., was brought by the Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition on behalf of […]
Biden, Brady Capitalize on Colorado Shooting; Was it Gun Law Failure?
Moving swiftly to capitalize on the mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub over the weekend, President Joe Biden and the Brady gun control group renewed their demands for a ban on so-called “assault weapons” because the alleged killer used an AR-15-type rifle for the rampage. But Politico is reporting the suspect, identified as […]
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