UPDATED 2/6/–The suspects in last month’s deadly shooting melee in downtown Seattle have been charged with several crimes including first-degree murder in a case many grassroots gun rights activists and one locally-based national Second Amendment organization say is an example of the failure of gun control. William Tolliver and Marquise Tolbert, both 34, were jailed […]
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 […]
As SHOT Show Winds Down, Bump Stocks in the Political Crosshairs
Friday’s wrap of the 2018 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show coincides with more gun control back at the state level, with at least two bump stock ban measures making headway at far ends of the country. There is much irony in this because prior to Oct. 1, 2017, very few people outside the […]
SHOT Show Day 3 in Las Vegas; WA Lawmakers Talk Gun Control
On the third day of the 2018 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, business appears to be booming, but many Evergreen State gun industry folks here are looking homeward where the state House Judiciary Committee is holding public hearings on gun control measures aimed at their rights and livelihoods. Thursday afternoon’s […]
WA Anti-Gunners Whine: Gun Owners Are Contacting Lawmakers
As the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show opened Tuesday in Las Vegas, where tens of thousands of firearms industry professionals are gathering — including many from Washington State — the Seattle-based gun prohibition lobby has a complaint. “We’re less than 72 hours from our next hearing day,” the Alliance for Gun […]
Trump Reaction to NYC No Different From Anti-Gun Lobby to Vegas
While President Donald Trump is getting some flak for his reaction to Tuesday’s terror truck mayhem in Manhattan – calling for tougher vetting for immigrants – that’s not really any different from calls by anti-gunners for stricter background checks and other penalties on American gun owners following Las Vegas, or any other high-profile shooting incident. […]