Two Washington State cities are looking at guns in ways that may be laying the groundwork for a new attempt to erode that state’s preemption law, a statute that dates back to 1983 and has served as a model for similar laws in other states. Everett officials are looking at an ordinance that would require […]
2A Activists to Rally for Rights on WA Capitol Steps Friday
Washington State gun rights activists will gather Friday morning at 9 a.m. on the Capitol steps in Olympia to oppose a slew of gun control bills that Democrats, who now hold the majority in both the state House and Senate, apparently think they have a chance to pass. This was made possible by the election […]
Seattle Legislator Will Target State Preemption in January
It is a perennial target of anti-gun liberal Democrat lawmakers, and once again Washington State’s model preemption law, on the books since 1983 and upheld in court, is in the crosshairs of a Seattle legislator. State Rep. Nicole Macri (D-43rd District) announced during a Tuesday preview of gun control legislation at a gathering sponsored by […]
Arizona Supremes Tell Local Governments ‘No’ on Local Gun Laws
One week to the day after the Washington State Supreme Court okayed Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” despite the Evergreen State’s 34-year-old preemption law governing firearms regulation, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that “cities, towns and counties have no right to enact their own gun regulations,” the Arizona Daily Sun is reporting. Thursday’s ruling dealt […]
Did the WA Supreme Court, Seattle Get Their Perspectives Crossed?
Buried on pages 13 and 14 of Thursday’s Washington State Supreme Court ruling that upheld the City of Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” are two statements from Justice Debra L. Stephens that might raise some eyebrows among those who have followed the gun tax court challenge in the state courts. On Page 13, Justice Stephens […]
Seattle Gun Tax Revenue Falls Far Short of 2015 Prediction
More than a year after the Seattle City Council rushed through a “gun violence tax” on the sale of firearms and ammunition, the city revealed Tuesday that its first-year revenues had fallen far short of the projected $300,000 to $500,000, but offered only a general figure of “less than $200,000.” How much less? The city […]
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