Opponents of three House bills in Washington State—to repeal state preemption, ban so-called “assault rifles” and require training and permits to purchase firearms—vastly outnumbered supporters of each measure during public hearings at the state capitol in Olympia, although the number of people speaking on both sides of the issue was balanced by time limits. According […]
State Preemption Laws Next in Gun Ban Lobby’s Sights
By Tanya Metaksa Special to Liberty Park Press Everytown for Gun safety, the Michael Bloomberg-funded gun prohibition lobbying group, published a position paper on firearm preemption laws in 2018, announcing their opposition to state preemption statutes. At the time, they even went so far as stating that “preemption laws are associated with increased rates of […]
PA Preemption Blocking Local Gun Control in Philly, Writer Complains
Writing at the Philadelphia Inquirer, civics reporter Henry Savage laments that “Philadelphia has been unable to pass local gun laws.” “A predicament that has embroiled the city and the state General Assembly into a years-long battle over one thing: state preemption law,” he complains. Second Amendment activists recognize state preemption laws as one of the […]
Months After Court Loss, Edmonds Repeals Gun Law; What About Seattle?
Three months after losing unanimously before Washington State’s liberal Supreme Court in its challenge to state gun law preemption, the City of Edmonds has repealed its “safe storage” ordinance, but that still leaves nearby Seattle with a similar regulation on the books, which the high court’s decision effectively nullified. Seattle adopted its ordinance about the […]
WA Supreme Court Upholds State Preemption in SAF-NRA Lawsuit v. Edmonds
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 […]
Florida Supremes to Consider Case Challenging State Preemption
Politico is reporting that the Florida Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the state preemption statute, adopted in 1987 and strengthened by amendment in 2011, saying the case could result in a ruling “on the politically contentious issue of Second Amendment rights in the middle of the 2022 midterms.” Gun rights are invariably a […]
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