And fulls speed ahead.
Last night at the Blogmeet I made mention that applications for CCW permits counted in per-week totals for people living within Seattle doubled between September and November, and then doubled that number again just last week.
Foolishly, I stated that I hoped that would dampen Nickel’s wish to violate the civil rights of citizens within his feifdom.
Foolishly, because it seems that not even a newly pissed off chunk of the electorate will stop him
An unequivocal “no” from the state Attorney General’s Office is often enough to shoot down a city proposal.
Not so with a move by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to ban legally permitted handguns from city-owned parks and buildings, an effort that, if successful, could shatter a 47-year-old state prohibition against cities’ regulation of firearms.
The Mayor’s Office continues to build a case for the ban despite an Oct. 14 opinion issued by Attorney General Rob McKenna’s office arguing that the city cannot pre-empt state gun law. The mayor hopes to introduce an administrative order next month.
This will be interesting what with the make up of the state courts and having been reigned over by Democrat Governors for the past 23 years.
But with smaller towns in the very red part of the state wishing to ditch the onerous environmental laws, I don’t see them putting pre-emtion aside just yet.
What a douche bag.