How Are All Those Gun Laws Working Out for You?

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More than 100 rounds were fired in a shooting in West Seattle Sunday at approximately 9 p.m., spanning several blocks.

FRANK SUMRALL
March 31, 2025
More than 100 rounds fired in West Seattle shooting

Washington State has some of the most oppressive gun laws in the country. And Seattle keeps trying to make them more oppressive. This is even though the state has a firearms law preemption statute.

And yet, they have a terrible crime problem. In terms of crime, the state is number two in the nation. If the legislature was rational, they would realize they gun laws are not helping. If they were open to reason, they would remove gun laws and make it easier for people to defend themselves. That is, assuming they were attempting to make citizens safer with all the gun restrictions. One must now conclude one of these is incorrect:

  1. The safety of Washington State citizens is the objective of the oppressive gun laws.
  2. The legislature is rational.
  3. The legislature is open to reason.

I’m inclined to believe 1. is incorrect. The data is just so overwhelmingly against it.

The laws are so numerous and burdensome that I don’t even consider buying a new gun in Washington. I can legally purchase in either Idaho or Washington, so I’m just going to give any new gun money to dealers in Idaho.

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3 thoughts on “How Are All Those Gun Laws Working Out for You?”

  1. “they would remove gun laws and make it easier for people to defend themselves.”

    I’d go a step further and say “encourage people to defend themselves.” The biggest problem we have is everybody in Seattle is a soft target. John Lott’s “More Guns Less Crime” still resonates for me.

    But this won’t happen because from a legal standpoint if the government were to encourage self-defense the personal injury lawyers would bankrupt it in months. Some fundamental things need to change about liability law before encouragement can happen.

  2. Dang, Joe – I initially misread your Point #3 as “Open season on the legislature.”

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