More gun show shenanigans
Heartless Libertarian points to more police abuses at a gun show:
Shortly, the state Supreme Court will decide whether police in the state of Washington can make up their own gun control laws — laws not approved by any federal, state, or local legislative body.
The case at hand (Pacific Northwest Shooting Park Association v. City of Sequim) specifically involves a police chief who sauntered through a local gun show on the day of the show. Whereupon he announced his arbitrary and unpublished decision that, notwithstanding state law, only federal license holders would be allowed to sell firearms on the premises.
His actions virtually shut down the entire show.
Certainly, at stake in this case may well be the viability of gun shows in the state of Washington for years to come. But that’s not all.
If the police can make up their own firearms laws at local gun shows, then they can do the same at gun shops, at firing ranges, or even in your own home!
August 25th, 2005 at 10:33 am
In the State of Washington, we actually have written into law a statement that forbids this exact thing. From RCW 9.41.290 on firearms regulation…
“Local laws and ordinances that are inconsistent with, more restrictive than, or exceed the requirements of state law shall not be enacted and are preempted and repealed, regardless of the nature of the code, charter, or home rule status of such city, town, county, or municipality.”