UPDATED: Predictably, the gun prohibition lobby is playing a “guilt by association” game in its effort to push a new gun control initiative in Washington State, capitalizing on last week’s disclosure that a Russian woman, Maria Butina, who was detained by authorities “has longstanding ties to one of Washington’s most prominent gun lobby groups, the […]
Evergreen State Exemplifies Challenge Faced by Grassroots Activists
UPDATED: In a Wednesday article in the Seattle P-I.com, veteran political columnist Joel Connelly clearly identifies the major problem faced by Evergreen State Second Amendment activists, and probably grassroots gun rights advocates everywhere, as they battle to prevent their right to keep and bear arms from being transformed into a government-regulated privilege. Perhaps unintentionally, Connelly […]
‘Significant Concerns Raised’ About WA I-1639: Sec. of State
Washington Secretary of State (SOS) Kim Wyman’s office last Friday acknowledged that “significant concerns have been raised about whether the format of the Initiative 1639 petition sheets complies fully with Washington’s constitutional and statutory requirements.” Coupled with an editorial in the Walla Walla Union Bulletin that suggested the measure needs scrutiny, the SOS acknowledgement helps […]
Rights Activists Urge WA SoS to Reject Gun Control Measure
Grassroots gun rights activists gathered on the capitol steps in Olympia, Washington earlier this year to oppose new gun control efforts. (Dave Workman) Evergreen State rights activists are mounting what might be considered political trench warfare against the well-financed gun prohibition lobby’s latest gun control measure, by directly contacting Secretary of State Kim Wyman, requesting […]
2A Groups Ask WA High Court to Intervene on I-1639
SAFs Alan Gottlieb announced a Washington State Supreme Court challenge to Initiative 1639, a new gun control measure. (Dave Workman) Two gun rights organizations based in Bellevue, Wash., have asked that state’s Supreme Court to enjoin the Secretary of State from acting on Initiative 1639, a gun control measure that would change state gun law, […]
Supremes Uphold Trump Travel Ban; ‘Within the Scope’
In a 5-4 split, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the controversial travel ban ordered last September by President Donald Trump, ruling that the restriction on immigration from several countries “is squarely within the scope of Presidential authority under the” Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The decision was authored by Chief Justice John Roberts in the […]
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