A second city in Washington State has been sued jointly by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association over an alleged violation of the state’s 35-year-old preemption law, which prohibits local governments from adopting their own gun laws. Joined by two local residents, the gun rights groups on Tuesday sued the City of Edmonds, […]
WA Activists on Front Lines v. King County Anti-Gunners
Alan Gottlieb is interviewed by KIRO News Essex Porter about gun control efforts in King County, WA. (Dave Workman) A new Washington State gun control effort has been launched by a Democrat on the King County Council, and a pattern is emerging that suggests liberal politicians in that county – which encompasses Seattle and its […]
SAF, NRA Sue Seattle Alleging State Preemption Violation
As promised, attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association this morning filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle, its mayor and police chief, alleging that the city has violated Washington State’s 35-year-old preemption statute by illegally adopting a gun control regulation that includes provisions for fines ranging to $10,000. SAF and […]
Seattle Mayor Signs Gun Control Ordinance Despite State Preemption
UPDATED 7/18/18 @ 2:30 P.M. — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has signed a city ordinance requiring so-called “safe storage” of firearms, with civil penalties for violations, despite a 35-year-old Washington statute that placed sole authority for gun regulation in the hands of the State Legislature. Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second […]
‘Battle Stations,’ Says Gun Rights Leader about Kavanaugh Nomination
Grassroots activists should get to their “battle stations” in the effort to confirm federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to national gun rights leader Alan Gottlieb, as anti-gun Democrats led by Sen. Charles Schumer ramp up the opposition. Schumer and others are bracing for battle to keep Kavanaugh off the high […]
Is WA Gun Control Measure Trying to Undermine State Preemption?
More questions for sponsors of Initiative 1639 in Washington State have been raised. (Screen snip, Facebook) Buried in the text of a controversial gun control initiative now gathering signatures in Washington State is a proposed change in the language of a pamphlet published by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife that would eliminate notification […]
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