Seattle Lawmaker Wants City’s Mandatory Storage Law To Go National

By Tom Knighton

For some of us, we can rest easy. We can be comfortable knowing that there’s not much of a chance of a mandatory storage bill being passed in our states or communities. We know that we don’t have to sweat some dipstick who knows nothing about personal defense making decisions on how we can and can’t store our firearms without any regard for our unique situations.

Or, at least we did.

If one Seattle lawmaker gets their way, though, we’re all going to have to worry.

Seattle passed and implemented a safe gun storage law over the past year. Now, one of its higher lawmakers wants to take such gun control regulations nationwide.

“Establishing reasonable, common sense standards for storing guns and gun locks in the home is just one simple part of the responsibility we have to keep children and families safe,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal in a statement Wednesday. “It is our moral imperative to do all we can to prevent the all-too-frequent occurrence of gun violence, and I’m proud to partner with Rep. Engel in introducing this important piece of legislation.”

Jayapal represents Washington’s 7th congressional district, which covers Edmonds through Seattle and Burien, …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms