A permit may soon be required for Washingtonians to purchase firearms

OLYMPIA—A proposal to require a permit to purchase firearms is the latest gun legislation to be introduced in this year’s legislative session. “I think a lot of people miss that no one that I know of, at least here, is anti-Second Amendment,” said Nico Battle, from the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, in support of the […]

Hundreds rally for undocumented immigrant protections

OLYMPIA—More than 500 people braved the cold with their monarch butterfly signs – symbols of immigration, freedom, and movement – to support undocumented immigrant rights during a rally on Thursday, January 30 in Olympia, organized by the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN). Brenda Rodríguez López, executive director of WAISN, said she wasn’t afraid despite warnings […]