Second Amendment advocates from one coast to the other should be paying close attention to what is happening in Washington state, which has become a test tube for anti-gunners now laying the framework to dismantle state preemption statutes and ban semiautomatic firearms, and it can be traced to King County, where the Board of Health […]
Cal. Gun Laws Simply Failed; Political Hypocrisy in WA?
Buried in the Seattle Times’ coverage of Tuesday’s passage in Washington State of gun control Initiative 1639 is a quote from anti-gun state Attorney General Bob Ferguson that strongly suggests political hypocrisy. According to the story, “State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, an I-1639 supporter, said he would defend the measure in court if need be. […]
King County, WA Council Joins Push v. State Preemption as CPLs Rise
Predictably, the anti-gun majority of Washington State’s King County Council voted Monday to adopt a new “safe storage” requirement for gun owners, likely in violation of the state’s 35-year-old preemption statute, but some pro-rights activists in the firearms community are quietly wondering if this isn’t a signal that the preemption law could be in jeopardy […]
Ground Zero: Washington Rights Activists Energized, Organizing
In the five days after the Washington State Supreme Court overturned a Thurston County Superior Court ruling on Initiative 1639 to restore the measure to the November ballot, Evergreen State gun owners have been a busy bunch, organizing opposition to the billionaire-backed gun control scheme. On Tuesday, the National Rifle Association officially launched its website […]
WA Preemption Challenge: ‘We’re Not Asking for Much Here’
As the challenge to Washington State’s 35-year-old preemption gun law advances, an Edmonds City Council member’ remark published in the Everett Herald underscores the reason behind adoption of this statute in the early 1980s, and why the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association are suing to protect and enforce the law. “We’re not asking […]
One State’s Looming Battle over Preemption Raises National Alarms
The looming fight over one of the nation’s oldest firearms preemption laws has taken on national importance thanks to reports in at least two popular online “news and views” websites, and it might be a signal for traditionally lethargic gun owners to get active in state and local politics. Tuesday’s primary election results […]
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