TIME magazine is noting that this week marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Gun Control Act of 1968, a bizarre coincidence of history because today marks the 137th anniversary of a fatal shootout in Tombstone, Arizona Territory that many suggest was ignited by enforcement of a gun control ordinance. The famed “Gunfight […]
Newspaper: ‘Initiatives are…a lousy way to write laws’ – No on I-1639
An editorial in the Walla Walla Union Bulletin that appeared just as tens of thousands of hunters were heading into the field for the deer season opener urged voters to reject gun control Initiative 1639—the only gun measure on a ballot anywhere in the United States this year—because “Initiatives are generally a lousy way to […]
WA 8th District Election Debate Puts Guns in the Crosshairs
Toward the end of Wednesday night’s only debate between two candidates running for the open seat in Washington State’s 8th Congressional District, the discussion turned to gun control, and the rhetoric from Democrat hopeful Dr. Kim Schrier turned smarmy. This race is getting national attention because the 8th District has been held by Republicans since […]
Do WA Newspapers Have ‘Anti-Gun’ Agenda?
Now that the Tacoma News Tribune has joined the Seattle Times in editorially supporting gun control Initiative 1639, grassroots Second Amendment activists are doubling down on their efforts to defeat the measure, while wondering about balance versus bias by using the First Amendment to erode the Second. Some people, particularly gun rights advocate Alan Gottlieb, […]
Proposed Medical Assn. Resolutions Suggest Anti-Gun Tilt
When the Washington State Medical Association House of Delegates gathers this weekend in Spokane, there are several proposed resolutions listed on the agenda dealing with firearms policies, an area that Second Amendment activists say should be no business of physicians. Ranging from supporting so-called “weapons-free zones” to backing various provisions included in Initiative 1639, the […]
WA Law Enforcement Groups Line Up Against I-1639
Four major Evergreen State law enforcement organizations representing the overwhelming majority of sheriff’s deputies, local police and state troopers have lined up against Initiative 1639, which would make Washington’s gun laws among the strictest in the nation. On Tuesday, the Washington State Patrol Troopers Association (WSPTA) became the fourth law enforcement group to announce its […]
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