From the article:
WORKMAN: "When the state legislature adopted what we call state pre–emption back in the early 1980s it put that power, that authority solely in the hands of the legislature which means the city of Seattle, or the city of Tacoma, Grays Harbor, Bellingham, pick a city, they can't set up their own gun laws that are any more strict than the state standard."
After thoroughly checking my thinking cap then re-reading for confirmation of my reading comprehension I have come to the conclusion that the fine mayor of Seattle is in violation of the state constitution. TAB, you lost again. The problem is not with the gun, it is with the user. Substitute hammer for gun in this or any story and see the utter futility of thought that it would take to believe that the mayor of Seattle has a sane idea with his "plan" for public safety.
Stop. Breathe Deeply. Think don't feel. (There is a theme in here somewhere.)