As the 151st annual meetings of the National Rifle Association loom in Houston, Tex., what appears to be a fight over leadership is erupting, with a group of self-identified “concerned life members led by current Board member Judge Phil Journey” have recruited Lt. Col. Allen West (USA-Ret.) to challenge longtime Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre […]
Seattle Mayor Signs Gun Control Ordinance Despite State Preemption
UPDATED 7/18/18 @ 2:30 P.M. — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has signed a city ordinance requiring so-called “safe storage” of firearms, with civil penalties for violations, despite a 35-year-old Washington statute that placed sole authority for gun regulation in the hands of the State Legislature. Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second […]