Washington State’s Rationale for Outlawing ‘Assault Weapons’ Doesn’t Stand Up to Even the Most Basic Scrutiny

While the satisfaction of sticking it to “the gun industry” is a matter of perspective, the promise that [Washington State’s] new laws will measurably improve public safety seems highly dubious, especially when it comes to the semi-automatic rifles that [Governor Jay] Inslee and the Democrat-controlled Washington State Legislature have deemed intolerable. H.B. 1240, which makes … Read more

Hope Over Experience: Washington Dems Pass California-Style ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Claiming It Will Reduce Crime

From the CCRKBA . . . Democrats in the Washington State Legislature put politics ahead of constitutional rights Saturday when they voted 27-21 to approve House Bill 1240, which bans the future sale, manufacture and importation of so-called “assault weapons,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. “Contrary to … Read more