(AP) — Sheriffs in a dozen Washington counties say they won’t enforce the state’s sweeping new restrictions on semi-automatic rifles until the courts decide whether they are constitutional. A statewide initiative approved by voters in November raised the minimum age for buying semi-automatic ...
The State Patrol's latest trade was with a gun dealer in Knoxville, Tennessee, in December. The batch of 331 guns included five assault rifles. "The fact that Washington state is acting as an arms dealer terrifies me," said Democratic Rep. Tana Senn of Bellevue, who has sponsored a bill...
Questions about Gun Laws Should Go to Washington ; EditorialIndiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence told reporters that the state's school safety measures need to be...
Tens of Thousands Rally Against Gun Violence in Washington, Across U.S More Reuters A woman shouts as she holds a placard during a "March for our lives" rally for gun control in Parkland, Florida, U.S. June 11, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) ...
2.Governor-elect (and state Attorney General) Bob Ferguson is considering State Sen. Joe Nguyen (D-34, West Seattle and Vashon) for director of the state Department of Commerce, whose wide portfolio includes affordable housing, energy and climate investments, broadband, gun violence prevention, an...
Teachers Go on Strike in Southwest Washington State Over Class Sizes More CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — Teachers in a small school district in southwestern Washington state are on strike over class sizes and other issues, postponing the start of the academic year. The Camas ...
Burns reminds us, the “Constitution” does not grant the Supreme Court the power of judicial review – that is, the authority to strike down laws passed by Congress and signed by the president. And yet from John Marshall to John Roberts, Supreme Court justices have used this power to “...
and with little official oversight—even if it involves the most sensitive matters of national security. the founding fathers may have argued eloquently for a government of laws, not of men, but what we’ve got instead is a government of body shops. the unhappy business practices of the past...
Instead, after purchasing ammunition and test-firing the AR-15, Alexis inquired about buying a handgun at the range, according to an attorney for the store. However, since federal law does not allow dealers to sell directly to out-of-state residents, and the gun would have been shipped to...
“Loosening Florida’s gun laws, blunting benefits to undocumented immigrants and moving the state closer toward allowing silver and gold as currency are among the campaign pitches being made in the contests which could be effectively decided in Republican primaries on Jan. 28.” ...