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before Washington State’s liberal Supreme Court in its challenge to state gun law preemption, the City of Edmonds has repealed its “safe storage” ordinance, but that still leaves nearby Seattle with a similar regulation on the books, which the high court’s decision effectively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 […]
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 […]
Another Preemption Victory as CO Judge Spikes Boulder Gun Ban
A Boulder, Colorado District judge has handed another victory to the concept of state gun law preemption by striking down an ordinance in the City of Boulder that outlawed possession, sale or transfer of semi-automatic sporting rifles and magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. According to Complete Colorado, District Judge Andrew Hartman hammered […]
Analysis: Has Gun Rights Leader Gottlieb Defined Common Sense?
Remarking on a unanimous ruling by a state appeals court upholding Washington State’s 36-year-old model firearms preemption law, nationally-recognized gun rights advocate Alan Gottlieb offered what may be the perfect argument to counter efforts by the gun prohibition lobby to nullify such statutes. “State preemption is the most common sense approach to firearms regulation there […]
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