Assault Weapons Ban resolution fails Lynnwood City Council vote
LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 12, 2023—Passions flare at Monday’s city council meeting surrounding a resolution proposed to support SHB-1240, a bill prohibiting the statewide manufacture, sale, and import of firearms classified by the Washington Legislature as “assault weapons.” “I move Lynnwood City Council Resolution 2023-02, a Resolution in support of SHB-1240 an act relating to establishing […]
Assault weapons ban passes Senate, heads back to House for vote
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 9, 2023—The Senate passed sweeping legislation on Saturday afternoon, April 8, classifying 61 firearms as “assault weapons” to be banned within Washington state. The bill now heads back to the House for a vote on three Senate-proposed amendments, before it is sent to Governor Jay Inslee to be signed into law. House […]
Lynnwood Council considering resolution supporting assault weapons ban
LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 4, 2023—Lynnwood Councilman George Hurst plans to bring forward a resolution supporting HB-1240, the state-level legislation prohibiting the sale of assault weapons, much to the disagreement of Councilman Patrick Decker who questioned whether the decision was constitutional. The announcement was made at council’s Work Session on Monday, April 3, during the meeting’s […]
Assault near Alderwood Mall leads to shootout with police
LYNNWOOD—An assault near Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood led to a police chase transpiring in a shootout near the 36th Avenue I-5 onramp last night, Sunday, February 25. Lynnwood Police Officers were on an unrelated theft call at the Target on Alderwood Mall Parkway around 7:00 p.m. when they witnessed a stolen Hyundai enter the parking […]
Marysville man with 27 convictions, arrested for 2019 sexual assault
MARYSVILLE, Wash., December 15, 2023—Rhyan Tyler Vasquez, 28, who was wanted on felony warrants for first-degree rape, kidnapping, and escape from community custody was apprehended on December 14 near the 3100 block of Pine Street in Seattle. The operation occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday and involved the Snohomish County Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF) […]
Federal judge strikes down California’s assault rifle ban, what this could mean for Washington?
WASHINGTON D.C., October 24, 2023—U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez struck down California’s assault rifle ban October 19 which prohibits the sale, transfer, manufacturing, and possession of specific semi-automatic weapons, writing the ban was unconstitutional, “extreme”, and had “no historical pedigree.” “Like the Bowie Knife which was commonly carried by citizens and soldiers in the […]
Two women robbed and assaulted at gunpoint on Interurban Trail
EDMONDS, Wash., June 2, 2022 – Edmonds Police are asking for the public’s assistance in apprehending two armed male assailants involved in an assault and robbery of two women on the Interurban Trail shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1. Both victims suffered minor injuries during the encounter as the suspects struck them with […]
WA judge rules high-capacity magazine ban unconstitutional, state appeals
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 10, 2023—A Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge ruled Monday, April 8, that Washington State’s ban on high-capacity magazines was unconstitutional, immediately issuing an injunction for the state to stop enforcing the ban, the Seattle Times first reported. On July 1, 2022, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5078 went into effect making it illegal […]
Gun store to pay $3 million for illegally selling high-capacity magazines
SEATTLE—Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on February 6 that Federal Way Discount Guns and its owner, Mohammed Baghai, will pay $3 million for violating Washington’s prohibition on selling high-capacity magazines with the capacity to hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. King County Superior Court Judge Wyman Yip already ruled in April that Federal Way Discount […]
Inslee not seeking reelection, ‘I’m ready to pass the torch’
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 1, 2023—Govenor Jay Inslee announced today he does not plan to seek a fourth term. Inslee was most recently re-elected in 2020, making him only the second Washington state governor to serve three consecutive terms. “Serving the people as governor of Washington state has been my greatest honor. During a decade of […]
