Taking bets: Will Harrell get local control over gun policy before Sawant gets local control over rent hikes? City of Seattle
As gun violence soars in Seattle, during a press conference last week Mayor Bruce Harrell said he wanted to repeal the law that keeps municipalities at the mercy of the state when it comes to gun policy.
Though he said this year he would lead efforts to try to get relief from the preemption, the Mayor obviously cannot change the statute in question, RCW 9.41.290, all by himself. And lawmakers who have the power to do so aren’t having much luck, either.
It’s been a while
Nearly 40 years
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