As the P-I reports, Mayor Nickels is planning to go ahead with a ban on guns on Seattle City land, and damn our rights: state law allows citizens to have guns there, and explicitly prohibits local regulations to the contrary.
Nickels' spokesperson says the city needs more "clarity" on state law. She's lying. We know what state law says, and McKenna's office gave any clarification they needed. What she means is that she is trying to force the overturning of state law through the violation of it.
Nickels is just one more Democrat who does not respect the rule of law.
The P-I story also falsely claims that President Bush allowed the "assault weapons ban" to expire. No renewal of the plan ever came before him. Maybe the reporter and editors don't realize Congress, not the President, makes laws?
Cross-posted on <pudge/*>.
Posted by pudge at November 08, 2008 07:24 AM | Email ThisAs FDR used to say, "There are 47 states (in FDR's time) and the Soviet of Seattle."
Posted by: Gun Lobbyist on November 8, 2008 07:58 AMFirst, he knows he's gonna lose on this and second, he knows he wants to polish his anti-gun cred for an Oblama appointment.
Posted by: Hinton on November 8, 2008 08:46 AMAs for the rule of law, aren't you conservatives upset by the way Bush & Co. had the government spy on its citizens?
Posted by: Rank Stranger on November 8, 2008 08:52 AMYes, I am, actually, especially to the extent that it violates the law.
And even if I weren't: you should still keep your tu quoque fallacies to yourself. It's unbecoming.
'Duff I see that Pudge has yet to come on my Blatherwatch site to congratulate Obama on his victory.
Anyone catch what Malloy had to say today? Good stuff.
Posted by: Joanie Kicking Rethug Tail | November 07, 2008 at 02:12 PM'
Ain't no guns here when their gone
It's not safe when their away
Ain't no guns here when their gone
And their always gone too long anytime
They go away
Wonder this time if they'll go
Wonder if they'll go to stay
Ain't no guns here when their gone
And this town just ain't a safe home
Anytime they go away
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know I know, I know, I know
Hey Mayor leave the guns alone
But ain't no guns here when their gone
Ain't no guns here when their gone
Only darkness everyday
Ain't no guns here when their gone
And this town just ain't a safe home
Anytime they go away
Anytime they go away
Anytime they go away
Please don't take our guns ..away.
I don't see how it can be dumbed down any more for Nickels.
Posted by: Vince on November 8, 2008 09:43 AM''The state of Washington hereby fully occupies and preempts the entire field of firearms regulation within the boundaries of the state, including the registration, licensing, possession, purchase, sale, acquisition, transfer, discharge, and transportation of firearms, ......''
I've read a lot of RCWs, and ''fully occupies and preempts'' is about as clear as they get.
Posted by: Methow Ken on November 8, 2008 09:45 AMHere in unicorporated King county, first time gun sales are increasing and an appointment to apply for a concealed firearm license is over a month out. Nature and crime abhor a vacuum. If Nickels gets his way, the people of Seattle will find themselves without even the illusion of protection.
Posted by: BrassTax on November 8, 2008 10:35 AMWhen the police aren't investigating strip clubs, they can't do anything OR they will be the ones charged with violating the rights of criminals...
Posted by: Andy on November 8, 2008 12:11 PMSO glad he's worrying about lawful citizens exercising their constitutional (Federal and State) rights, the horrors of plastic bags, and the evils of plastic bottles for water! I can understand now why he has no time left to deal with crumbling infrastructure, rampant crime in public spaces, and blown budgets...
Posted by: Shanghai Dan on November 8, 2008 01:20 PMIs Nickels another clown who never had a real job?
Posted by: chardonnay on November 9, 2008 09:08 AMI suggest that more people do the same.
Posted by: Bruce Guthrie on November 9, 2008 08:06 PMand Capt. Gil--this guy lost his OWN weapon; most young kids never lost their library cards; go figure--Putz;
We're on our own...think Katrina
Posted by: jimmie-howya-doin on November 9, 2008 08:18 PM
So, Our Mayor tries to pass a previously determined illegal law. Immediately lawsuits go up everywhere. Lawyers making money at the taxpayers expense under the orchestration of our Mayor, who in turn gets funded heavily by these lawyers.
Why is theis never brought up as an issue? why?
Do you think MR Pickles would do this if he was on the hot seat for paying the legal fees that will ensue? Something tells me that fat bastard is doing a little community organizing here.....
Damn I hate the places our gov is going.
...and then I'll become a true believer;
lead by example; if you have the almonds;
Posted by: jimmie-howya-doin on November 11, 2008 04:51 PM