Seattle, WA - Kent man ends court challenge to Seattle gun ban

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Originally published Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 4:16 PM

Kent man ends court challenge to Seattle gun ban

A Kent man has ended his federal court challenge of Seattle's ban on carrying firearms in city parks and community centers.

By Jim Brunner
Seattle Times political reporter

A Kent man has ended his federal court challenge of Seattle's ban on carrying firearms in city parks and community centers.

But the gun ban remains on indefinite hold pending the outcome of a separate, state court case, according to the Seattle City Attorney's Office.

Robert Warden sued Seattle in November after carrying a pistol into a community center and being asked to leave. In March, a federal judge in Seattle ruled against Warden, finding the city was within its rights to restrict guns in "sensitive" areas such as schools and courthouses.

Warden, a Kent attorney, initially appealed that ruling, but withdrew his appeal Thursday. In a statement, Warden said other lawsuits around the country are well positioned to resolve the question of what sorts of firearms restrictions cities can enact in sensitive areas.

In any event, Seattle's gun ban won't be enforced while the city appeals a February ruling by a King County Superior Court judge, who found the gun ban violated state law. Cities and towns cannot impose their own firearms restrictions because that's up to the state Legislature, the judge ruled.

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has vowed to continue fighting to uphold the ban, which was enacted last year by the previous mayor, Greg Nickels.

Jim Brunner: 206-515-5628 or jbrunner@seattletimes.com

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012794393_gunbancase03.html

Steve

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Seattle gun ban is illegal, Appeals Court rules

VANESSA H, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2011 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Updated 02:15 p.m., Monday, October 31, 2011

The state Court of Appeals affirmed Monday that Seattle's gun ban in parks is illegal, more than a year after a King County judge sided with gun-rights advocates and the city appealed.

In 2008, then-Mayor Greg Nickels enacted a rule that banned guns and "dangerous weapons" from city parks, community centers and other city properties. In 2009, the city added another rule thar banned guns from parks where kids are "likely to be present." The rules followed a shooting at the Northwest Folklife festival that injured three people.

To read the rest of the story click the link below.

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-gun-ban-is-illegal-Appeals-Court-rules-2245312.php

Steve

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The rules followed a shooting at the Northwest Folklife festival that injured three people.

So I am sure that a law preventing firearms from the festival would have kept the shooter from pulling the trigger.

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BREAKING: Seattle petitions state Supreme Court to review gun ban loss

Dave Workman (http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/dave-workman), Seattle Gun Rights Examiner
December 1, 2011

The City of Seattle has petitioned the state Supreme Court in an effort to resurrect its city parks and community centers gun ban after losing the battle twice to the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and the National Rifle Association, in King County Superior Court and at the State Court of Appeals.

This column (http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/saf-victory-over-seattle-gun-ban-affirms-state-preemption) discussed that court ruling in October.

SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb told this column Thursday that “If they want to go to that expense, we’ll be happy to beat them again. It’s entirely possible that the Supreme Court will decline to review the case, because the Appeals Court panel ruling was unanimous.”

To read the rest of the story click the link below.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/breaking-seattle-petitions-state-supreme-court-to-review-gun-ban-loss#ixzz1fK4F1I2G

Steve

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Washington Supreme Court Puts an End to Gun Ban in Seattle Parks

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Ammoland

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- The Washington state Supreme Court has declined to review an October decision by the state Court of Appeals, reaffirming that the gun ban in Seattle’s parks is illegal.

This order marks a final victory for Seattle-area gun owners, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), who had joined together to block enforcement of the ban.

To read the rest of the story click the link below.

http://www.ammoland.com/2012/03/12/washington-supreme-court-puts-an-end-to-gun-ban-in-seattle-parks/#axzz1p1FNHE35

Steve