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Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
CCRKBA Hails Washington AG Opinion on Nickels' Proposed Gun Ban
November 1st, 2008
The Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is hailing an opinion issued this week by Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna that says cities cannot enact local laws to prohibit the possession of firearms on city property or in city-owned facilities, effectively nixing a plan by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to do just that by executive fiat. The opinion was written in response to an inquiry from several state lawmakers. It was signed by Deputy Solicitor General William B. Collins. CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb said the opinion, dated Monday, Oct. 13, "confirms what we said in June regarding the mayor's proposal." CCRKBA...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-11-01)
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