The City of Seattle is in the midst of a political civil war following the City Council’s unanimous approval of a “head tax” on big business, with even the Seattle Times encouraging a citizen initiative to derail what it calls “the destructive, opportunity-killing” measure, arguing that “this is needed to reverse the city’s hostility to […]
Battleground Northwest: Gun Owners Under Attack
UPDATED, 3/22 at 1:55 p.m. Two days after a Portland-based “interfaith religious group” launched a ballot initiative campaign to ban so-called “assault weapons” in Oregon, a Seattle Times editorial is calling for the same effort in neighboring Washington, effectively turning the Pacific Northwest into a gun rights battleground. The original Oregon proposal, Initiative Petition 42 and […]
Poking Holes in Gun Control Myths
A story in Tuesday’s Seattle Times that blames “gun violence” for 75 percent of homicides in Washington State’s King County could serve as a learning tool for Second Amendment activists across the country because, while perpetuating a misconception about crime, it also undercuts one of the popular arguments of the gun prohibition lobby. Rights activists […]
Violent Crime Down, Murder Up Depending On Location – FBI
Preliminary data on crime during the first half of 2017 shows murders were up 1.5 percent during that period, but that depended upon the location, according to an FBI report released last week coincidentally while the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show was unfolding in Las Vegas. However, in cities of more than […]
Seattle Times Editorial Signals Need for Anti-gun Bias Watch
A Seattle Times editorial that reveals both news staff and editorial board wishes to see so-called “assault weapons” banned this year reveals a possible anti-gun bias. (Dave Workman) A weekend editorial in the Seattle Times has signaled, albeit unintentionally, the need for Evergreen State Second Amendment activists to be alert for bias as the New […]
Seattle Anti-Gun Editorial Reflects Media’s Reality Disconnect
When the Seattle Times editorial board declared Monday that “gun laws work,” it struck a nerve with gun owners who have predictably called the editorial dishonest, and reinforced their view that newspapers are staffed with elitists who use the First Amendment to erode the Second. The newspaper acknowledges up front that gun laws “will never […]
