. Udell joins other sheriff's who have pledged not to enforce the law including the Klickitat County Sheriff , The Lewis County Sheriff's Office and Republic Police Department.
Just 10 percent of gun carrying convicts said they got weapons through purchases or trades at gun shows, flea markets, firearm stores, and pawn shops .
Yakima County Prosecutor Joe Brusic says the law doesn't allow people to pull a gun to defend or regain property unless it's within a private home. And even then, he says, the person must feel like their life is in danger.
"New Jerseyans who fail to comply can be charged with a fourth-degree felony, subjected to a prison sentence of up to 18 months, up to a $10,000 fine, or both."
From an Eastern Washington perspective, the Seattle City Council is, um... "interesting". OK, that's not accurate, they're mostly nut really. Liberal, progressive, socialistic, pick your adjective and then hold on to your wallet with one hand and your constitution with the other. That council's latest move is likely to land them in court accused of violating a state statute.
In a news release, the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association announced they are filing a lawsuit against the City of Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan, the Seattle Police Department and Chief Carmen Best over the adoption of a so-called “safe storage” ordinance that requires guns kept at home to be locked up in storage.
The Seattle City legal staff should know that the state legislature has sole authority to adopt gun laws, including but not limited to, registration, licensing, possession, purchase, sale, acquisition, transfer, discharge and transportation of firearms., The premise of the lawsuit is that State law prohibits cities, towns and counties or other municipalities from adopting gun regulations that exceed state authority.
“The City of Seattle has been trying to erode state preemption almost from the moment it was passed back in 1985,” recalled SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “When the city tried to ban guns from city parks facilities under former mayors Greg Nickels and Mike McGinn, SAF and NRA joined forces with other organizations to stop it, under the state preemption statute. We should not have to repeatedly remind Seattle that they are still part of Washington State and must obey the law..... Seattle simply can’t break the law to adopt an ordinance as a political statement."
“We’re delighted to once again be working with the NRA to protect Washington state law and the rights of gun owners who live in the state’s largest city,” Gottlieb concluded.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms.
What are the penalties the law prescribes for juveniles who make school shooting or bombing threats? Can juveniles who threaten classmates or teachers be treated as adults under the law?
Similar action is planned on March 14 at 10:00 a.m. organizers are encouraging teachers, students, administrators, and parents to walk out for 17 minutes -