Proponents of splitting the State of California into two separate entities – California and New California – have declared independence, contending that the Golden State as it now exists is “ungovernable.” According to USA Today, the state would be divided between rural and urban coastal California counties. It is the latter area, and the smaller, […]
WA Bump Stock Poll: Majority Opposes Idea
When Seattle’s KIRO, the local CBS affiliate, asked whether bump stocks should be banned, an online — and unscientific — poll showed a majority of respondents have said “No” by a wide margin. According to the poll results Tuesday evening, 64 percent of poll participants oppose the idea of banning the controversial accessory, while only […]
Research: Background Check Laws Had ‘Little Effect’
Updated: So-called “Comprehensive Background Check” (CBC) laws passed in Washington and Colorado have had little effect, and that may be because “citizens simply decided not to comply and there was a lack of enforcement,” according to a story in The Guardian. The report appears in Injury Prevention, a medical journal. A third state, Delaware, did […]
Seattle Council Candidate Grant Wants to Double ‘Gun Violence Tax’
One of the candidates running to fill the Seattle City Council seat being vacated by Tim Burgess, who pushed through the city’s “gun violence tax,” is proposing to double that tax to raise revenue not realized during the first year it was assessed, a move predicted by Washington state’s leading gun rights advocate. Council candidate […]
As Concealed Carry Surges, Reciprocity Opponents Double Down
Tuesday marks the first day that licensed gun owners can carry concealed on community college campuses in Texas, a year after it became legal to carry on four-year university campuses. The timing is important, because the debate over national concealed carry reciprocity is heating up as opponents in the gun prohibition movement double down with […]
Michigan Closer to Joining ‘Nat’l Trend of Relaxed Gun Laws’
In a close look at gun law reform legislation in Michigan, the Detroit Free Press concluded that the Wolverine State is part of a “national trend” leaning toward the relaxation of firearms regulations, citing the passage by that state’s House of Representatives a bill that will allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed sidearms without a […]
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