Dave Workman
Seattle Gun Rights Examiner

Supreme Court’s 8-0 ruling affirms efforts of Carlson and ‘gun lobby’

November 17th, 2010 9:38 am PT.Do you like this story?

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 8-0 with Elena Kagan recused (she worked on the case as Solicitor General) that enhancing prison sentences for the use of a firearm in a crime is legal.

The significance of this ruling should not be lost on veteran Seattle talk show host John Carlson, or on Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation, nor on former SAF staffer Dave LaCourse. They were the power behind Washington’s landmark “Three Strikes and You’re Out” and “Hard Time for Armed Crime” measures 17 and 15 years ago, respectively. No small amount of credit should also go to the National Rifle Association and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The idea swept the nation, and became the foundation for tougher federal standards.

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Steve