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Related: About this forumNRA and others sue Edmonds over new gun storage safety law
EDMONDS The National Rifle Association has filed a lawsuit against the city of Edmonds over its new gun law.
The NRA, a gun rights group called The Second Amendment Foundation and two Edmonds residents accuse the city of violating the states pre-emption statute with its new safe storage gun law. The groups filed a similar lawsuit against Seattle last month in King County Superior Court.
The Edmonds law, passed in a 5-1 vote July 24, orders gun owners to safely store firearms or face fines of up to $10,000 for civil infractions.
The city, Mayor Dave Earling and Police Chief Al Compaan are named as defendants in the lawsuit, which claims that Washington law prohibits cities from adopting gun laws that supersede state authority.
It is clear to us that a handful of cities are trying desperately to erode Washingtons long-standing preemption law, SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb said in a news release Tuesday. Their goal is to discourage citizens from exercising their rights under the state and federal constitutions by financial intimidation.
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Once upon a time firearm safety was part of the NRA's mission. These days they're just another right wing lobbying organization,
mikeysnot
(4,757 posts)a child is killed by an unsecured gun in a home the city should sue the nra or charge them with wrongful death.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Out of money? Whos paying for the lawyers?
braddy
(3,585 posts)FuzzyRabbit
(1,969 posts)There is a long and proud tradition of the government in our bedrooms.
Until just a couple or three decades ago, any sex other than missionary position was illegal in most states. And until just a few years ago same sex was illegal.
And until the 1960s, any birth control other than condoms or the rhythm method was illegal in most places in the US.
braddy
(3,585 posts), rubbers were everywhere but they didn't make us keep them in our bedroom, in fact, they stayed out of bedrooms but now they require specific furniture for your defense weapon by your bed after all these centuries.
Turbineguy
(37,372 posts)Who wants to live in a town that denies toddlers unfettered access to guns?