UPDATED 3/27—Forty-six Washington State lawmakers have signed onto a letter urging Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee to “promptly amend your March 23, 2020 Executive Order so that licensed firearms dealers are designated as essential businesses.” In addition, 15 county sheriffs and municipal police chiefs sent a separate letter via email to the governor, encouraging him to […]
Will ‘Second Amendment Tax’ Spread Across, Beyond Washington State?
What rights activists are calling a “tyranny tax” has been adopted by the Tacoma, WA city council despite heavy opposition. (Dave Workman) Anti-gun-rights politicians in Washington State have a new weapon in their effort to discourage gun ownership: a gun and ammunition tax that financially penalizes law-abiding gun owners for crimes they did not commit, […]
Tacoma, WA Council Postpones Controversial Gun Tax Vote
The Tacoma, WA city council postponed a vote on a controversial gun and ammunition tax until Nov. 12. There is huge public opposition to the tax. (Dave Workman photo) Faced with an overflow, standing-room-only audience of alarmed and energized gun owners and rights activists, the Tacoma, WA City Council has delayed a vote on a […]
SAF, NRA Score Win in Edmonds, WA ‘Safe Storage’ Lawsuit
A Superior Court judge in Washington’s Snohomish County has ruled that a “safe storage” ordinance adopted last year by the City of Edmonds violates the Evergreen State’s 35-year-old state preemption law, and in the process may have set the stage for a state Supreme Court confrontation. A Superior Court judge in neighboring King County dismissed […]
Deep Blue King County, WA Has ‘Gun Safety Action Plan’
The King County, WA Board of Health is holding two sessions to discuss its proposed “Gun Safety Action Plan.” (Dave Workman) King County is the bluest county in Washington State, and for the next two evenings, the county Board of Health is holding meetings on its “Gun Safety Action Plan Summit” with proposals that, according […]
Pittsburgh Council Okays Gun Control Despite Lawsuit Threat
Essentially ignoring energetic opposition from local gun owners, plus the threat of a lawsuit, and the existence of a state preemption statute, the Pittsburgh City Council has approved a trio of gun control ordinances in reaction to last year’s attack at the Tree of Life synagogue that claimed 11 lives and left others wounded. According […]
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