The Washington State Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the state’s long-standing model firearms preemption statute in a lawsuit filed against the City of Edmonds by the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and three private citizens, in a case dating back to August 2018. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Steven C. González stated, “We […]
New Seattle Police Report on Shootings Underscores Total Gun Tax Failure
Data contained in the Seattle Police Department’s 2021 Year-End Crime Report underscores the complete failure of Seattle’s six-year-old gun control tax on firearms and ammunition that not only hasn’t reduced violence in the city, it also has never come close to meeting projected revenue figures put forth in 2015. According to the new report, something […]
Repeat Armed Felons, Dead Cops and Crickets from Gun Ban Lobby
When the King County, Wash. Prosecuting Attorney’s office sought $100,000 bail on a suspect who allegedly pulled a gun on a woman just days after being released from federal prison “for being a felon in possession of a firearm”—and a judge released him on personal recognizance—there was not a peep from the gun prohibition lobby. […]
Fox News: ‘Seattle in Midst of Criminal, Humanitarian Emergency’
Once considered the gem community of Washington State, Seattle has descended into what a local businesswoman told Fox News is “a criminal and humanitarian emergency.” Some 300 police officers have left the Seattle Police Department since 2020, violent crime is rising, the city is a magnet for what some critics call the “professional homeless,” and […]
Another ‘Bullet Tax?’ This Time, It’s a New York State Proposal
Two Democrat New York State lawmakers are proposing an excise tax on ammunition modeled after similar taxes levied in Seattle, Wash., and Cook County, Ill. Revenue from this tax will, according to WWNY News, “go towards a gun violence research fund. It’s part of a study by the state Department of Health and SUNY.” However, […]
WA Anti-gun Lobby Exploits Deadly Shooting to Push Gun Control Bill
A Seattle-based gun prohibition lobbying group has scrambled to exploit a tragic fatal shooting in south-central Washington’s Richland, a community in Benton County about 250 miles away in an effort to push a bill now before the state legislature to limit firearm magazine capacity to 10 rounds. Senate Bill 5078 needs to be vote on […]
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