From the Second Amendment Foundation . . . In a unanimous decision today, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation against the City of Edmonds for violating the state’s firearms preemption law, which the Court upheld, have standing to bring the action. Writing for the … Read more
From the Second Amendment Foundation . . . A Washington State Appeals Court panel has unanimously held that a so-called “safe storage” ordinance adopted by the City of Edmonds and challenged by the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and three private citizens violates the state’s 36-year-old model preemption law. The ruling is a “significant … Read more
By the Second Amendment Foundation A Snohomish County, WA Superior Court judge has ruled that a 2018-passed ordinance in the City of Edmonds requiring so-called “safe storage” of firearms “impermissibly regulates firearms in violation” of Washington’s 36-year-old preemption law, in a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association. SAF and NRA … Read more
Washington State has had a preemption law in place for 35 years which prevents local jurisdictions from enacting firearm-related regulations that are more strict than state level laws. The preemption law protects lawful gun owners who travel within the state, eliminating the need to know the individual gun laws of every county and town they … Read more
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