Thirty-seven of Washington State’s 39 county sheriffs stirred a political hornet’s nest this week when they issued a statement carrying all of their signatures that affirms their allegiance to the Constitution, particularly the Second Amendment, in what amounts to a slap in the face of the Seattle-based gun prohibition lobby, the State Legislature’s Democrat majority […]
‘Try, Try Again’ is Failed NY Gun Control Policy, Says Writer
Writing at the Foundation for Free Economic Education (FEE), Hannah Cox put it bluntly about Democrats and gun control: “Gun control has not only failed to make a dent in crime, as evidenced by New York’s own ‘epidemic’ among others, it has cost many innocent people their lives as well.” Cox, the FEE content manager […]
Damning Report in WA: Less Cops, More Murders (Despite Gun Control Laws)
The annual report on Evergreen State crime from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) contains some alarming data showing homicides have risen 66.9 percent statewide since 2016, but the number of commissioned law enforcement officers per 1,000 population ranks at the bottom for the entire nation. Last year, according to a synopsis […]
Stunning Turnaround: WA Reverses CPL Decline, Adds Nearly 5K in May
After a year of steady decline in the number of active Concealed Pistol Licenses in Washington State, the Department of Licensing reported this week that May saw an increase of nearly 5,000 more CPLs than were reported in April, according to a report in AmmoLand News. DOL data shows the number of active CPLs on […]
WA Gun Sales Climbed While Active CPLs Declined
The latest figures on active concealed pistol licenses in Washington State reflect a curious—and for gun rights advocates, possibly alarming—decline in the number of people licensed to carry, during a period when gun sales climbed dramatically. Writing for the National Review, David Harsanyi notes, “The United States is still in the midst of the greatest […]
WA Democrat Lawmakers Move to Crush ‘Three Strikes’ Law
Eleven Democrat members of the Washington State Senate are pushing legislation that would effectively defeat the state’s ground-breaking “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law adopted in the early 1990s, which locks up violent repeat offenders for life without parole upon their third conviction. The law was put in place by a public vote and became […]
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