The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case involving the City of Edmonds’ attempt to skirt the state’s long-standing firearms preemption statute with a gun control ordinance requiring so-called “safe storage” of firearms and holding gun owners responsible for crimes committed by people who steal their guns. Edmonds adopted the ordinance […]
Colorado Governor Turns Back Clock, Signing Bill Nullifying Preemption
Colorado gun rights took a leap backward over the weekend as Democrat Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation essentially gutting the Centennial State’s firearms preemption law, thus allowing local municipalities to establish their own gun control laws. It returns Colorado to a checkerboard situation where neighboring jurisdictions might have different, perhaps conflicting gun laws that confuse, […]
Texas Anti-Gunners Seek to End State Preemption
One of several pieces of gun control legislation pre-filed for the 2021 Texas legislative session in Austin is a measure aimed at eliminating the Lone Star State’s firearm preemption law, according to KLBJ radio. House Bill 238 would allow local governments to establish their own gun control ordinances, including bans, the story said. According to […]
WA Judge Allows SAF, NRA Preemption Lawsuit v. Edmonds to Proceed
Snohomish County, WA Superior Court Judge Anita L. Farris has ruled that all plaintiffs – including the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association – have standing in a lawsuit filed last year challenging a so-called “safe storage” ordinance adopted by the City of Edmonds. Judge Farris did what King County Superior Court Judge Barbara […]
Local Anti-Gun Pols Challenging WA Preemption Law
This could be an interesting day in King County, Wash., where the County Council is expected to join an effort by at least two local city governments to adopt regulations that challenge the Evergreen State’s long-standing preemption statute that forbids local governments from passing their own gun control laws, by approving a proposal put forth […]