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Nazi comments continue to provide ammo to I-594 debate
Nazi comments continue to provide ammo to I-594 debate
Bringing Nazis into the WA gun debate
Bringing Nazis into the WA gun debate
Used practice targets left at League office
Used practice targets left at League office
Two gun control issues will be on Washington ballot
OLYMPIA – Washington voters will face a pair of gun control issues this fall and will probably decide whether to have fewer students in some public school classes. But, because of a lack of support, citizens won’t be voting on efforts to change the U.S. Constitution on campaign finances or the state constitution on raising taxes.
Sunday Spin2: Tread lightly on tragedy during campaigns
Sunday Spin2: Tread lightly on tragedy during campaigns
Spin Control: Business magazine gives Washington top score again
OLYMPIA – Workers of Washington rejoice. You’re in the best state in which to make a living. At least that’s the view of MoneyRates.com, an online business magazine that put the Evergreen State at the top of its annual rankings for the second year in a row. We finished second the two years before that, so all you workers feeling ill-used can either start looking for a better job or rejoice that you aren’t worse off in some second-rate state.
Contradictory gun initiatives favored by majority, poll shows
OLYMPIA – Washington voters appear confused about a pair of contradictory gun initiatives that will be on the November ballot and could approve both this fall, a new survey suggests. If that happens, the courts may have to sort out initiatives 591 and 594, which deal very differently with the question of background checks for gun buyers. I-594 would expand background checks in Washington beyond the current federal standards to cover most sales. I-591 would allow background checks to be expanded only as part of a new national standard.
Gun initiatives could load confusion into election
Gun initiatives could load confusion into election
Shawn Vestal: Gun hearing draws NRA, familiar attitudes
Surely you’ve heard. The government wants to take your guns. The government may act like it doesn’t want to take your guns, but you definitely should not believe that, because the government wants to keep a list of all your guns in a massive government database, and it wants to use that massive government database to come to your front door, possibly in the middle of the night and wearing vintage Nazi footwear, and barge in without a warrant or probable cause and take your guns.
Two gun initiatives likely to be on Washington state ballot
OLYMPIA – A pair of initiatives on gun control had their second and likely last hearing Wednesday, with supporters and opponents disagreeing sharply on when giving a gun to another person would require a background check. Wednesday’s hearing by the Senate Law and Justice Committee didn’t have the same “star power” as Tuesday’s House hearing without former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and former astronaut Mark Kelly to speak in favor of Initiative 594. But it did feature more questions by legislators of the two initiatives’ sponsors, sparking a debate over what it means to “transfer” a firearm.
Gun initiatives get second hearing
Gun initiatives get second hearing
Gabrielle Giffords, GU students speak at gun control hearing
OLYMPIA – Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Washington legislators to “be bold, be courageous” and require wider background checks on gun sales. Gun rights advocates urged lawmakers to protect constitutional rights and pass a competing initiative. But even before testimony began in a packed hearing room Tuesday, it was clear the Legislature is likely to do neither.
Giffords: ‘Be bold’, pass gun control measure
Giffords: ‘Be bold’, pass gun control measure
Live coverage: Gun control initiatives hearing
Live coverage: Gun control initiatives hearing
Live coverage coming: House gun control initiatives hearing
Live coverage coming: House gun control initiatives hearing
Giffords to testify at gun initiative hearing
Giffords to testify at gun initiative hearing
WA Lege: Gun initiatives getting hearing Wednesday
WA Lege: Gun initiatives getting hearing Wednesday
Gun initiatives headed for Lege
Gun initiatives headed for Lege