Legislative
Repeal These Three Stupid Gun Laws
The problem with laws is that they are written by man, and are therefore fallible. Often times laws are rushed into existence without adequate care or deliberation to solve a temporary problem, only to prove itself to be both oppressive and archaic as time marches on. That headlong rush towards poorly-formed permanent solutions for temporary…
Read MoreWA AG Ferguson Proposes Assault Weapon Ban
Attorney General Bob Ferguson is proposing a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Ferguson, joined by a broad coalition of over 50 community leaders and elected officials, announced on Wednesday that he will submit agency request legislation in the 2017 session. Ferguson’s proposed legislation has two key elements: A ban on semiautomatic weapons with…
Read MoreATF Delays Nitrocellulose Regulatory Changes
Earlier this summer, ATF released an Explosives Industry Newsletter that changed the agency’s treatment of nitrocellulose, the primary component in smokeless powders used in modern ammunition. This change had the potential to seriously disrupt ammunition supply in the United States because it changed a long-standing ATF policy that exempted properly “wetted†nitrocellulose from treatment as…
Read MoreMedical Marijuana Gun Prohibition
A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the 2nd Amendment, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the nine Western states that fall under the court’s jurisdiction, including California, Washington and Oregon. It came…
Read MoreIllegally Sell Suppressors, Go To Jail
An East Palestine man may find out this week if he’ll be going to prison after federal agents say they caught him with unregistered firearm silencers for a second time in two years. According to court documents, Brent See was arrested on August 12 after a search of his Bacon Avenue office and machine shop…
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