Mayor Greg Nickels is going forward with a controversial executive order which would ban “dangerous weapons” – including firearms – on Seattle owned parks and properties. An exact date has not been set yet for when the ban will go into effect. However, a spokesman for the Mayor’s office said the ban is currently expected to begin sometime in May.
Coincidentally, this places the time somewhere around the one-year anniversary of the freak shooting incident at Folklife, last year, that left two people injured and was the casus belli for the order.
The move also comes in spite of legal concerns questioning whether the city can unilaterally prohibit firearms owners, particularly those possessing Concealed Pistol Licenses, from exercising their legal rights.
A damn fine article from Dan Ward of the Seattle Weekely. Pretty much straight down the middle, factual reporting.
I know, imagine that in Seattle.