Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels might be having second thoughts about moving forward with his controversial "dangerous weapons" ban. The executive order would effectively prohibit the possession of firearms on most city-owned properties. The ban has naturally drawn the criticism of Second Amendment rights groups and also Attorney General Rob McKenna, who has stated that it violates state preemption statutes.
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The Mayor's office has been vague on the issue, saying simply that an announcement hasn't been made yet. The Seattle Weekly has called to clarify the issue but follow up questions have not been answered.
The lack of action is surprising, particularly to opponents of the ban.
Alan Gottlieb, of the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation said that his organization had prepared legal action, lined up plaintiffs and was going to file a lawsuit the day that Nickels put his executive order in place.
"They have a dead-bang loser in court and they know we were going to sue," Gottlieb challenged. "The Mayor talks a good game but he hasn't put his cards on the table yet." ...
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