COURT STRIKES DOWN SEATTLE GUN BAN! +1 for the RIGHTeous

[GUNS-R-US]

SAF, NRA VICTORY: COURT STRIKES
DOWN SEATTLE PARK GUN BAN


SEATTLE, WA - A King County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association, striking down a ban on guns in city parks because it violates Washington State's long-standing preemption statute.

Judge Catherine Shaffer ruled from the bench that the gun ban, adopted under former Mayor Greg Nickels, violates Washington's law, which placed sole authority for regulating firearms in the hands of the State Legislature. That law was adopted in 1983 and amended in 1985, and has served as a model for similar laws across the country.

SAF and NRA were joined in the lawsuit by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, the Washington Arms Collectors and five individual plaintiffs.

"This is a great victory for the rule of law and Washington citizens," said SAF Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. "Greg Nickels was so blinded by his personal hatred for firearms owners and his own arrogance that he imagined the city under his control could simply ignore state law. That arrogance cost Nickels his job last year. We repeatedly warned him not to push a gun ban, but he refused to listen.

"It is also a victory for the Legislature," he observed, "because this case affirms the intent of lawmakers in 1983 to prevent cities like Seattle from creating a nightmare patchwork of conflicting and confusing firearms regulations. The ruling solidifies the legislature's authority and sends a message to city and county governments to stop meddling with the rights of Washington citizens."

Gottlieb suggested a review of local ordinances may now be in order, so that city and county governments can be compelled to remove old gun regulations or face legal consequences.

"This ruling puts anti-gun local officials on notice that legally-armed citizens have rights, too," Gottlieb stated.

 


The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nations 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. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. SAF has previously funded successful firearms-related suits against the cities of Los Angeles; New Haven, CT; and San Francisco on behalf of American gun owners, a lawsuit against the cities suing gun makers and an amicus brief and fund for the Emerson case holding the Second Amendment as an individual right.


 

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[Solus]

Very nice news. 

Very good to make these gains..even a small notch at a time.  They are adding up.

[GUNS-R-US]

I didn't think it would stand, I just didn't think it would get struck down this quickly! Sometimes it's nice to be wrong

[tombogan03884]

He never had a leg to stand on besides just being an arrogant ideologue . 

[twyacht]

It's never going to stop, they will regroup, find another "Bloomberg" angle, and try again. They are, like (for lack of a better phrase), like Afghani insurgents.

They are defeated head-on, they are defeated in court, they are defeated in elections, and in the polls, but the "die-hards" keep trying.

Good for Seattle. Still one of the most Liberal cities in America.

[Sponsor]

[tombogan03884]

It's never going to stop, they will regroup, find another "Bloomberg" angle, and try again. They are, like (for lack of a better phrase), like Afghani insurgents.

They are defeated head-on, they are defeated in court, they are defeated in elections, and in the polls, but the "die-hards" keep trying.

Good for Seattle. Still one of the most Liberal cities in America.

Thing that made this so easy was that they didn't bother with "angles", they just said "f--k you" and DID it in defiance of known State laws.

[Rastus]

Thing that made this so easy was that they didn't bother with "angles", they just said "f--k you" and DID it in defiance of known State laws.

Knowingly doing wrong...would that be malfeasance in office?

[GUNS-R-US]

Knowingly doing wrong...would that be malfeasance in office?

I'm no lawyer so I don't really know the answer to that, but the point is mute as the good people in Seattle unelected the dumb ass last October who signed the executive order for the ban. Unfortunately his replacement didn't rescind the ban when he took office, as some anti group came along and said they would cover the cities legal fees to defend the ban. Now that could be Malfeasance in Office! but I'm still not a lawyer after writing this so we'll have to leave it to some more brainy people to make us more informed.