Posted May 25, 2018 10:00 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Mayor Jenny Durkan, seen here at a Seattle gun control rally in March, has introduced new firearms regulations to the City Council. (Photo: Durkan’s office)
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proposed new gun control legislation this week while local prosecutors touted the number of guns removed from area residents under the state’s “red flag” law.
Durkan’s announced Thursday she had sent a package of proposed ordinances to the City Council that would establish mandatory gun lock laws in the city and increase penalties for failure to report lost or stolen firearms to the police. Durkan, a Democrat who was endorsed by a wide range of gun control groups in her election campaign last year, cited both national gun politics and public safety in announcing her proposal.
“With Congress in the grip of the D.C. gun lobby and too many state legislatures failing to act, our cities must lead the way – and we must all continue to demand action that saves lives,” said Durkan in a statement. “The roots of gun violence are complex, but we know that unsecured, unsafely stored guns help fuel this crisis of violence because they are more likely to cause tragic accidents, fall into the wrong hands, or be

Source: Guns.com

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