Can Northwest Voters Learn Something Important from Seattle Stabbing?

By Dave Workman

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- Could a violent triple stabbing in broad daylight on downtown Seattle street provide a learning opportunity for Washington State voters who have been all-too-willing to pass restrictive gun control measures in recent years, or will those citizens miss the lesson completely?

A violent repeat offender identified as Christopher Morisette, 29, allegedly stabbed three men on a busy sidewalk with a knife he should not have had under provisions of an earlier court case. According to KIRO Eyewitness News, the local CBS affiliate, Morisette has a criminal history that includes arrests for assault, burglary, trespassing, car prowling and theft. He’s been arrested several times and in court more than 30 times, according to published reports.

But the knife attack represents an escalation that is more than just a warning sign. It signals the suspect’s evolving aggressive behavior which, apparently by his own admission, might be fueled by drug use.

It also underscores what Evergreen State gun rights activists—currently suffering from full imposition of Initiative 1639, which requires proof of safety training to purchase any semi-auto rifle and a ten-day waiting period, among other restrictions—have insisted for years. …Read the Rest

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