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WA Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds State’s Preemption Law, Strikes Down City of Edmonds’ Safe Storage Law

April 21, 2022 by Staff Writer

From the Second Amendment Foundation . . . In a unanimous decision today, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation against the City of Edmonds for violating the state’s firearms preemption law, which the Court upheld, have standing to bring the action. Writing for the … Read more

Judge Rules Washington State Preemption Statute Trumps Local ‘Safe Storage’ Law

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by TTAG Contributor

By the Second Amendment Foundation A Snohomish County, WA Superior Court judge has ruled that a 2018-passed ordinance in the City of Edmonds requiring so-called “safe storage” of firearms “impermissibly regulates firearms in violation” of Washington’s 36-year-old preemption law, in a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association. SAF and NRA … Read more