{"id":191008,"date":"2023-08-21T14:41:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=183502"},"modified":"2023-08-21T14:41:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:27:57","slug":"seattle-mayor-draws-fire-over-response-to-triple-homicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/seattle-mayor-draws-fire-over-response-to-triple-homicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Mayor Draws Fire Over Response to Triple Homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the wake of a triple homicide at a Mount Baker hookah lounge, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell<\/a> faces criticism from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group suggests Harrell used the tragedy to challenge Washington State’s firearms preemption law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of urging collaboration with the police, Harrell reportedly emphasized ending state preemption over firearms, a move that CCRKBA believes affects law-abiding citizens and won’t prevent tragedies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of CCRKBA, recalls Harrell’s 2015 stint on the city council, during which the city controversially taxed gun and ammunition sales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gottlieb notes the subsequent doubling of homicides in Seattle and alleges a failure in generating anticipated tax revenues. He stresses the need to target criminals rather than guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMayor Harrell seems to forget that Seattle did adopt a policy\u2014the gun tax\u2014on the promise it would help prevent gun-related violence and the past eight years have shown it to be a total failure,\u201d said Gottlieb. \u201cInstead of talking about getting guns off the street, how about focusing on getting criminals off the street?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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