A spike in the number of initiated background checks in March via the FBI’s National Instant Check System (NICS) reflects a significant increase in the number of people apparently interested in buying guns, and a major gun rights organization is crediting the wave of gun control hysteria following the shooting tragedy at a Florida high […]
WA Supremes Side With Seattle on ‘Gun Violence Tax’
The Washington State Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the authority of the City of Seattle to impose a so-called “gun violence tax” on the sale of firearms and ammunition within city limits. The tax had been challenged by the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and National Shooting Sports Foundation, along with two local firearms […]
Hey, Seattle, How’s that ‘Gun Violence Tax’ Working Out?
Tuesday’s Seattle Times carried a column by Nicole Brodeur about a shooting that occurred in the Columbia City area of Seattle, which she suggested may have been a “reality check” for that neighborhood, located north of the Rainier Valley. Brodeur noted that there have been 85 shots-fired reports this year in South Seattle, “and most […]
Gun Rights Group Says Seattle Gun Tax a ‘Monumental Failure’
After Seattle news media reported a 30-percent rise in the number of shootings in Seattle over this time last year, and a Tuesday homicide in the city’s Alki neighborhood, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is blasting the city’s so-called “gun violence tax” as a “monumental failure.” “You simply cannot […]
Seattle ‘Gun Violence Tax’ A Failure, Says Radio Host
Veteran Seattle radio host Dori Monson on Monday ripped embattled Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Monday for a spike in shootings, asserting that the infamous “gun violence tax” adopted in 2015 has only “made it tougher for law-abiding people who want to defend themselves against this growing problem.” Like a gun control initiative pushed into law […]
Anti-gun Former Seattle Mayor Running to Regain Office
Anti-gun former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced Monday that he is running to regain the office he lost four years ago to current embattled Mayor Ed Murray, whose own anti-gun track record has the city being sued by The Second Amendment Foundation and other gun rights organizations. McGinn was in office when SAF and the […]