Writing at the Philadelphia Inquirer, civics reporter Henry Savage laments that “Philadelphia has been unable to pass local gun laws.” “A predicament that has embroiled the city and the state General Assembly into a years-long battle over one thing: state preemption law,” he complains. Second Amendment activists recognize state preemption laws as one of the […]
Months After Court Loss, Edmonds Repeals Gun Law; What About Seattle?
Three months after losing unanimously before Washington State’s liberal Supreme Court in its challenge to state gun law preemption, the City of Edmonds has repealed its “safe storage” ordinance, but that still leaves nearby Seattle with a similar regulation on the books, which the high court’s decision effectively nullified. Seattle adopted its ordinance about the […]
WA Supreme Court Upholds State Preemption in SAF-NRA Lawsuit v. Edmonds
The Washington State Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the state’s long-standing model firearms preemption statute in a lawsuit filed against the City of Edmonds by the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and three private citizens, in a case dating back to August 2018. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Steven C. González stated, “We […]
WA Appeals Court Slaps Down ‘Safe Storage’ Ordinance
A Washington State Court of Appeals panel smacked down a so-called “safe storage” requirement for gun owners living in the City of Edmonds because it violates the state’s preemption statute. The Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and three private citizens sued the city in 2018 after it adopted the storage requirement in defiance of […]
State Lawmakers, Sheriffs Urge Gov. Inslee to Allow Gun-Related Business
UPDATED 3/27—Forty-six Washington State lawmakers have signed onto a letter urging Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee to “promptly amend your March 23, 2020 Executive Order so that licensed firearms dealers are designated as essential businesses.” In addition, 15 county sheriffs and municipal police chiefs sent a separate letter via email to the governor, encouraging him to […]
WA Judge Allows SAF, NRA Preemption Lawsuit v. Edmonds to Proceed
Snohomish County, WA Superior Court Judge Anita L. Farris has ruled that all plaintiffs – including the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association – have standing in a lawsuit filed last year challenging a so-called “safe storage” ordinance adopted by the City of Edmonds. Judge Farris did what King County Superior Court Judge Barbara […]
