December 13, 2018
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Liz Navratil, December 12, 2018- Six weeks after 11 people died in a shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, Democratic state Rep. Dan Frankel is seeking co-sponsors for legislation that would allow municipalities or counties to more easily create their own gun laws. Mr. Frankel, whose district …
December 11, 2018
MY Northwest, Hanna Scott, December 10, 2018- On the heels of their win with the passage of gun safety measure I-1639, the Alliance for Gun Responsibility released its 2019 legislative priorities last week. “This is the most robust agenda we’ve ever proposed,” said Tallman Trask with the alliance. “Usually, we have a …
December 10, 2018
The State, Julie Carr Smyth, December 8, 2018- A brewing standoff between legislative Republicans in Ohio and their same-party governor over some big-ticket policy issues was averted — perhaps permanently — during a whirlwind week at the Statehouse. Proposals restricting early abortions and a gun owner’s “duty to retreat” that …
December 10, 2018
The Trace, Jennifer Mascia, December 8, 2018- Days after 11 worshipers were gunned down by an anti-Semite wielding an AR-15 at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Mayor Bill Peduto urged the City Council to pass new laws regulating access to high-powered weapons. This week, Peduto followed up his plea with emails to dozens of mayors across …
December 10, 2018
Conservative Firing Line, Dave Workman, December 6, 2018- The Seattle-based gun control lobby has announced its Washington State legislative priorities for 2019, and among them are state preemption, possession of so-called “high-capacity magazines,” and open carry, according to a news release. This comes on the heels of passage of Initiative 1639, the restrictive …