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Tag Archives: Secure Firearms Ownership

NPI urges Legislature to enact a ban on military style assault weapons with HB 1240

Excerpt: Read NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve's written testimony in support of House Bill 1240, which would prohibit the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or offer for sale of any assault weapon, subject to various exceptions for licensed firearm manufacturers and dealers, and for individuals who inherit an assault weapon.
Published at:3:30 PM on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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LGBTQ+ community in Colorado Springs attacked; five killed by gunman at nightclub

Excerpt: The horrific attack, which authorities are investigating, reminded many of the slaughter at Orlando's Pulse nightclub in 2016, which remains the deadliest incident in the history of violence against LGBTQ+ people in the United States and one of the worst mass shootings in American history. 
Published at:3:17 PM on Sunday, November 20th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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SurveyUSA validates NPI’s finding that most Washingtonians want an assault weapons ban

Excerpt: The validity of NPI's assault weapons ban research has been affirmed by an entirely separate poll backed by KING5, The Seattle Times, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, and Washington State University’s Murrow College of Communication.
Published at:10:54 AM on Friday, July 15th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Six murdered, dozens wounded by sniper at July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois

Excerpt: At least six people were killed and more than two dozen were hospitalized by a sniper with a high-powered rifle on the rooftop of a building along a parade route in downtown Highland Park, Illinois, a lakeside suburb north of Chicago. Among the casualties were between four and five children.
Published at:3:00 PM on Monday, July 4th, 2022
Written by:Rich Erwin
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After decades of inaction, U.S. Senate passes modest bipartisan gun safety package

Excerpt: "This bipartisan legislation will help protect Americans. Kids in schools and communities will be safer because of it. The House of Representatives should promptly vote on this bipartisan bill and send it to my desk," said President Joe Biden.
Published at:10:03 PM on Thursday, June 23rd, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Bipartisan group of U.S. Senators announces deal to advance modest gun safety package

Excerpt: Considering that the Senate has done pretty much nothing to protect Americans from the scourge of gun violence for decades, this is indeed a breakthrough. It is far from enough, but it is a start... and we have to start somewhere.
Published at:3:31 PM on Sunday, June 12th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Patty Murray urges Republicans to stop blocking gun safety bills in the U.S. Senate

Excerpt: Washington State has shown what can be accomplished even in the face of strident opposition from the gun lobby, but Congress has not, because Senate Republicans have sadly blocked any and all progress to date.
Published at:9:45 AM on Saturday, June 11th, 2022
Written by:Alexa Moormeier
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Most Washington voters strongly support a ban on military-style assault weapons

Excerpt: A majority of likely 2022 voters in Washington State support a ban on military-style assault weapons like the AR-15 rifle, with over fifty percent expressing strong support, NPI's most recent statewide survey has found.
Published at:12:00 PM on Friday, June 10th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offers new legislation to prevent gun violence

Excerpt: While the U.S. Senate once more strives to come up with a watered down gun safety bill, the government of Canada is preparing decisive action to cap gun culture and get military-style assault weapons out of Canadians’ hands.
Published at:8:30 AM on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022
Written by:Joel Connelly
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Republicans lament slaughter of kids and teachers in Uvalde, but make it clear they’ll do nothing to stop it from happening again

Excerpt: Republicans cannot go against the NRA and the groups aligned with it, not even after the slaughter of schoolchildren and their teachers in a Republican-run state.
Published at:12:32 PM on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Fifteen slaughtered in Uvalde, Texas by gunman who targeted elementary school

Excerpt: The shooting is the country's deadliest so far this year, and horrifically similar to a shooting from almost ten years ago, in which a gunman attacked Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Published at:4:16 PM on Tuesday, May 24th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Two NPI priority bills get concurrence and head to Governor Jay Inslee for signature

Excerpt: Senate Bill 5228 (providing flexible new revenue authority to Sound Transit) and House Bill 1630 (prohibiting the carrying of weapons at local government meetings and election sites) have completed their journey through the legislative process.
Published at:7:22 PM on Monday, March 7th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Washington State Senate passes two critically important gun safety bills in evening session

Excerpt: A pair of extremely important, much needed gun safety bills previously approved by the House of Representatives each received constitutional majorities in the Washington State Senate on March 1st, 2022 and are one step closer to becoming laws.
Published at:9:20 PM on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Ban on high-capacity gun magazines very popular with Washingtonians, NPI poll finds

Excerpt: 60% of 700 likely 2022 Washington State voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling (PPP) for NPI from February 17th-18th expressed support for reducing the scope of gun violence in our state by banning the sale of high-capacity magazines.
Published at:8:30 AM on Monday, February 28th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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