Seattle’s KOMO News is reporting how state lawmakers and lawmen have called upon Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to recognize gun shops as “essential” businesses—a story Liberty Park Press broke back on March 31—but there is another pressing issue sheriffs and police departments must address, according to gun rights activists: Taking applications for concealed pistol licenses. […]
As WA Activists Lament Gun Shop Closures, One Candidate Demands Action
Evergreen State gun owners are lamenting on social media that Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee’s “shut down” order didn’t exempt gun stores—though there are scattered reports of some shops remaining open—and now gubernatorial candidate Tim Eyman has an online petition demanding an immediate re-opening of gun shops. Here’s the text of Eyman’s message: “I call on […]
State Lawmakers, Sheriffs Urge Gov. Inslee to Allow Gun-Related Business
UPDATED 3/27—Forty-six Washington State lawmakers have signed onto a letter urging Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee to “promptly amend your March 23, 2020 Executive Order so that licensed firearms dealers are designated as essential businesses.” In addition, 15 county sheriffs and municipal police chiefs sent a separate letter via email to the governor, encouraging him to […]
WA Lt. Gov. Habib Won’t Run; Door Opens for Possible Pro-Gun Replacement
Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib—the man who banned firearms in the state Senate viewers’ gallery two years ago—has announced he will not seek re-election in November, opening the door for a serious pro-gun Republican to make a run, while one report already suggests anti-gun Democrat King County Executive Dow Constantine might succeed Habib. Warming up […]
In Panic, Second Amendment Right Not Outmoded After All
A rush on gun stores across the country to purchase firearms and ammunition shows that during a period of national panic, Americans fall back on the Second Amendment for reassurance, say some in the gun rights community, but in two American cities, officials are saying gun shops are non-essential businesses. The San Jose Mercury News […]
WA State Statute May Hold Solution to CCW Dilemma, or Maybe Not
UPDATED, 3/18 @ 10:55 A.M. — While several law enforcement agencies around Washington State have temporarily suspended fingerprinting services, which are required for submitting applications for concealed pistol licenses, there might be a solution buried in the state statute covering licensing. It’s Paragraph 10 of the law covering application for and renewal of CPLs. It’s […]
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