The major gun safety groups like Brady have done very little to promote a technology approach. … This we “believe” is because of a small group of naïve well-heeled idealists on the left don’t want a safer gun to be … Continue reading
The chances of meaningful gun legislation either nationally or in more than a handful of states is remote for the foreseeable future. Nor can anyone expect a national public health campaign comparable to the “Friends Don’t Let Friends, Drive Drunk” … Continue reading
The overwhelming research shows that buybacks generally don’t work well and are a waste of resources and are mocked by the NRA. Ralph FascitelliWashington CeaseFire PresidentJanuary 2013McGinn’s office ignored leading gun control group in buyback effort[There you have it. A … Continue reading
It matters not that some of the victims may have been affiliated with gangs. These were two groups that were with family and friends out celebrating a sunny Seattle weekend. … Let’s make our parks gun-free zones where families can … Continue reading
These are weapons of war. They can kill, shoot 200 bullets a minute. Anybody that uses a semi-automatic to hunt is an animal assassin. You know, that’s someone who would take an M-80 and throw it in a pond of water … Continue reading
I have listened to, read about, and commented on Fascitelli for almost 10 years*. I know enough about him that I think he’s probably a nice guy. I don’t think he is stupid either. He has changed his stance toward … Continue reading
The person who made me aware of the poll was Ralph Fascitelli, co-founder of LodeStar Firearms, a new smart-gun company. LodeStar has engaged the legendary German gun designer Ernst Mauch to develop a 9-millimeter smart pistol, which will use a … Continue reading
Early this morning The New York Times posted an editorial by Nicholas Kristof titled “Preventing Future Mass Shootings Like Las Vegas” and described infringements upon the right to keep and bear arms which would have done absolutely nothing to have … Continue reading
I’m arranging my post by the people who spoke in no particular order. The chronology and the topic of the panel in which they talked isn’t particularly important. I suspect there will be video available at some time but in … Continue reading
This was the Smart Gun Symposium I attended yesterday. From KIRO TV: By Danny Westneat Seattle Times Columnist, Smart guns’ may be smart way to keep kids safe: There is a way to stop all the shootings involving kids getting … Continue reading
Today I attended the Seattle “Smart Gun” Gun Symposium presented by Washington Technology Industry Association in association with Washington CeaseFire. As you might guess Washington CeaseFire is the primary anti-gun group in Washington State. Ralph Fascitelli, president of Washington CeaseFire, … Continue reading
In the grand scheme of things it’s a small win, but we’ll take what we can get; CITY OF SEATTLE SETTLES SAF PUBLIC RECORDS LAWSUIT FOR $38,000 BELLEVUE, WA The Second Amendment Foundation has accepted a $38,000 settlement from the … Continue reading
Fascitelli would have the world – or at least the Pacific Northwest corner – believe that just one more gun law, and a lot fewer guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens, would be a panacea to the kinds of … Continue reading
At the hearing on the proposed “Assault Weapons Ban” in Olympia last week someone got an education in gun rights: Prior to the hearing, as several Open Carry activists gathered in the hallway of the John A. Cherberg Senate Office … Continue reading
People are still saying the proposed AWB will be stillborn at best: After 2009 ended in a hail of high-profile gun violence, Washington state’s gun-control advocates are frustrated by an apparent lack of political support for an assault weapons ban, … Continue reading
As I said a couple weeks ago they were going to lose on this one. It appears they are admitting defeat already: You would think that if ever there was a political climate favorable for gun control legislation, it would … Continue reading
Whenever they smell blood they start dancing to the tunes of AK-47s: Tragic as it was, the cold-blooded drive-by shooting of Officer Timothy Brenton over the weekend handed supporters of a proposed state assault weapons ban with a compelling case … Continue reading