The annual report on Evergreen State crime from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) contains some alarming data showing homicides have risen 66.9 percent statewide since 2016, but the number of commissioned law enforcement officers per 1,000 population ranks at the bottom for the entire nation. Last year, according to a synopsis […]
NY Republican Lawmaker Says ‘Defund Police’ Effort Behind Crime Spike
Republican New York Congressman John Katko, appearing over the weekend on Fox News with former Congressman Trey Gowdy, suggested the main reason behind crime spikes in major U.S. cities such as New York City is the effort to defund police departments. Katko said the problem in the Big Apple is, “Number one, they defunded the […]
Stunning Turnaround: WA Reverses CPL Decline, Adds Nearly 5K in May
After a year of steady decline in the number of active Concealed Pistol Licenses in Washington State, the Department of Licensing reported this week that May saw an increase of nearly 5,000 more CPLs than were reported in April, according to a report in AmmoLand News. DOL data shows the number of active CPLs on […]
Chicago: No Moratorium on Murder Even on Mother’s Day
Five days after Chicago resident Nortasha Stingley pleaded for a Mother’s Day ceasefire in the Windy City, her request was answered with a new body count, with six dead and more than 20 others wounded, according to various reports. As noted at the popular Heyjackass.com website, Chicago has seen more than 200 people murdered so […]
Seattle Mayor Candidate Pushing Gun Control
Former Democratic state lawmaker Jessyn Farrell, who served in the Washington Legislature from 2013 to 2017 is back in politics again, running for the office of Seattle mayor, and she’s got a big “gun violence prevention plan” as one of her apparent platform planks. In her four-page plan, Farrell declares, “I will use the […]
Have NW ‘Progressives’ About Worn Out Their Welcome?
The Portland, Oregonian is reporting that the city has recorded 20 homicides so far this year, while demonstrators tried to set fire to the Federal Courthouse Thursday night. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, the newspaper said, will “seek $2 million in one-time funding to allow more proactive policing on city streets with greater civilian oversight to […]
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