A Seattle Times editorial supporting a massive gun control initiative that contains at least one gross error about the controversial measure has sparked blistering reactions from readers, and perhaps offers some signals about why newspapers are experiencing declining readership. Calling for passage of Initiative 1639, the 30-page gun control measure in Washington State that would […]
Ground Zero: Washington Rights Activists Energized, Organizing
In the five days after the Washington State Supreme Court overturned a Thurston County Superior Court ruling on Initiative 1639 to restore the measure to the November ballot, Evergreen State gun owners have been a busy bunch, organizing opposition to the billionaire-backed gun control scheme. On Tuesday, the National Rifle Association officially launched its website […]
The ‘Sleeping Giant’ is Stirring; Now to Maintain Momentum
Friday’s decision by the Washington State Supreme Court to allow anti-rights Initiative 1639 on the November ballot – overturning the ruling by Thurston County Superior Court Judge James Dixon that the measure be disqualified because it failed to meet state requirements – appears to have been the proverbial “wake up call” for Second Amendment activists, […]
Evergreen State Exemplifies Challenge Faced by Grassroots Activists
UPDATED: In a Wednesday article in the Seattle P-I.com, veteran political columnist Joel Connelly clearly identifies the major problem faced by Evergreen State Second Amendment activists, and probably grassroots gun rights advocates everywhere, as they battle to prevent their right to keep and bear arms from being transformed into a government-regulated privilege. Perhaps unintentionally, Connelly […]
The ‘War of Words’ Has Erupted Over WA Gun Control Initiative
It didn’t take long for the war of words and emotions to erupt as paid signature gatherers began in earnest to collect voter signatures for Initiative 1639, the latest gun control scheme offered by the billionaire-backed Alliance for Gun Responsibility, the Seattle-based lobbying group. Under I-1639, according to critics, all semi-automatic rifles, regardless of type […]
WA Activists Prepping for Rally to Oppose Anti-gun Legislation
Washington State gun rights activists are hitting the ground running as the 2018 legislative session looms, with a pro-rights rally scheduled Friday, Jan. 12, and they’ve even got a draft letter to circulate among lawmakers in Olympia. This comes as the state Department of Licensing data shows that more than 19,270 new concealed pistol licenses […]