Washington State lawmakers and a national gun rights organization have moved swiftly to prevent disclosure of the identities of gun owners who turned in bump stocks in exchange for $150 compensation from the state in an attempt to thwart a Public Records Act (PRA) request for the information from someone apparently using a fake name. […]
Former WA Bump Stock Owners Alarmed at Effort to Reveal Identities
Washington State gun owners who surrendered their bump stocks in exchange for financial compensation from the state are sounding alarms since learning of a Public Records Act (PRA) request from an individual seeking their names and addresses in order to build a database and publicly reveal their identities. The request was in a brief email […]
‘Bump Stock’ Ban Might Be Brief Victory for ‘Rights Deniers’
According to CNN and other news agencies, the Trump administration “plans to announce” a ban on “bump stocks “in the coming days,” but while it may be a victory for the gun prohibition lobby, could it turn into their Waterloo? Social media has been fired up over this allegedly looming ban, which reports indicate would […]
AMA Delegates to Consider New Gun Control Proposals
Members of the American Medical Association (AMA) are reportedly planning to prod the organization into backing several new gun control proposals when they meet June 9-13 in Chicago, according to Forbes. It’s a political move that Second Amendment activists might compare to medical malpractice. It might even bring a reaction from Doctors for Responsible Gun […]
Trump Recommends Bump Stock Ban to Sessions, Say Reports
President Donald Trump, who came into office with support from the nation’s gun owners, has reportedly signed a memo to Attorney General Jeff Sessions that directs the Department of Justice to propose regulations that could ban so-called “bump stock” devices, the Associated Press is reporting. The president’s directive reportedly wants the Justice Department to “ban […]
Not So Fast on Bump Stock Ban, Says Overwhelming Opposition
While the Washington State Legislature appears determined to ban “bump stock” devices, a move supported by newspaper editorials including one in the Daily Olympian, there appears to be overwhelming opposition to the idea, both in the Evergreen State and across the country. The Trace reported Tuesday that after the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms […]
