Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, has found his 3-D technology in the middle of a legal panic. UPDATED: Attorneys for Defense Distributed of Austin, Texas and the Second Amendment Foundation filed a federal lawsuit on Sunday against New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Los Angeles City Attorney Michael Feuer, alleging that both […]
Second Amendment Foundation Scores for First Amendment…Again
For the second time in recent memory, the Second Amendment Foundation has scored a coup…for the First Amendment. Huh? This week, SAF announced that the Justice Department has reached a settlement in a lawsuit the foundation filed a few years ago on behalf of Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed “over free speech issues related to […]
Tale of Two Taxes Shows Seattle’s Reluctance to Admit Failure
The City of Seattle is boasting about the better-than-expected success of its special beverage tax on sugary drinks, a stark contrast to the city’s reluctance to admit that another of its tax schemes – on guns and ammunition – was and remains an abject failure that required a lawsuit to force public disclosure. According to […]
Demand Grows on WA Gov. to Veto Legislative Secrecy Measure
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 […]
Is Nation ‘Obsessed With Guns,” or Just The Media?
Having a gun is a protected right, not a regulated privilege, but the media often seems to think otherwise. (Dave Workman) In a discussion about last week’s tragic school shooting at Spokane County’s Freeman High School, Wednesday’s Vancouver Columbian editorial talks about “this nation’s obsession with guns.” The editorial observed, “If the United States is […]
Seattle ‘Gun Tax’ Dud Confirmed; $103K Total Take
The City of Seattle on Monday afternoon confirmed what had long been suspected by Second Amendment advocates, that their so-called “gun violence tax” had pulled in far less than originally projected, a total of $103,766.22 for all of 2016. When the city council hastily adopted the gun tax two years ago, then-Council President Tim Burgess […]