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Washington: Public Hearing on Amending Permit Confidentiality Law

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Washington: Public Hearing on Amending Permit Confidentiality Law

Next Wednesday, September 13th at 1:30pm the Senate Law & Justice Committee will be holding a public hearing ...

Washington: Your Input Needed on Recreational Shooting in Wenas Wildlife Area

Hunting  

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Washington: Your Input Needed on Recreational Shooting in Wenas Wildlife Area

The Wenas Target Shooting Advisory Committee (WTSAC) has been working over the summer to identify potential solutions to address ...

MyNorthwest  

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Washington: Council candidate wants to increase Seattle’s tax on guns

One of two candidates vying to replace Seattle Councilmember Tim Burgess wants voters to double down on the ...

Washington: Department of Labor & Industries Targeting Shooting Ranges

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Washington: Department of Labor & Industries Targeting Shooting Ranges

At the request of Public Health, Seattle & King County, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries has released ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer  

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Seattle's gun tax revenue falls well short of forecast

When it was approved, the city finance agency predicted it would collect $300,000 to $500,000.The official spoils in ...

Tribune Review  

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

The Seattle gun verdict: Eroding the law

Under that Washington law, guns fall under the purview of the state, not its cities: “The state … ...

Associated Press  

Friday, August 11, 2017

Seattle's unusual $25 gun tax upheld in state court

The tax, which took effect in 2016, adds $25 to the price of each firearm sold in the ...

Washington: Gun Bills Go into Effect

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Washington: Gun Bills Go into Effect

On Sunday, July 23, a number of bills that passed from the 2017 legislative session went into effect ...

Home Alone in Washington State

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Friday, July 21, 2017

Home Alone in Washington State

Back in 2013, when Washington State’s anti-gun groups rolled out Initiative 594, they promised voters this “universal background ...

Seattle’s Tax on Gun Retailers – A Gun Control “Bait and Switch”

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Friday, June 30, 2017

Seattle’s Tax on Gun Retailers – A Gun Control “Bait and Switch”

In the world of retail sales, “bait and switch” refers to a marketing tactic in which one item ...

NRA ILA

Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.