Guns

Politics

Gun rights groups sue to stop WA ban on semi-automatic rifle sales

Gun rights organizations are suing to stop a brand-new ban on the sale of AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles from going into effect. The ban became official Tuesday after Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed it into law. Part of the goal is to prevent mass shootings.

Arts & Life

Examining the role of guns and violence in the American West

Bryce Andrews grew up obsessed with the cowboy lifestyle. As a kid his parents would drive him from Seattle to Montana, where he shot his first guns on the prairie with his godfather. He eventually moved out to the Montana countryside, a city boy trying to fit in as a ranch hand.

Government

WA set to become 10th state to ban assault-style weapons

A measure that would ban the sale of assault-style weapons in Washington state is now heading to the governor.

Crime

South Seattle activist remembered for opposing gun violence, speaking out

Elijah Lewis was a young community activist known for his work in the Central District and South Seattle. Lewis's family says he was shot and killed Saturday while driving in Capitol Hill with his nephew.

Arts & Life

Seattle renames block to honor D'Vonne Pickett Jr.

The city of Seattle Thursday renamed a block on Union Street for community activist and business leader D'Vonne Pickett Jr., who was fatally shot waiting at a bus stop in the Central District last October.

Government

Northwest lawmakers, courts weigh new rules on gun sales

New restrictions on gun sales, including training requirements, waiting periods and permits, are making their way through the legislature in Washington and courts in Oregon.

Crime

Ingraham High murder suspect brought weapons to school the previous month, records show

The 14-year-old suspected of fatally shooting a 17-year-old classmate at Seattle’s Ingraham High School in November had brought weapons to school one month earlier, records show.

Week in Review: convention center, gun violence, and bird flu

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Northwest News Network’s Anna King, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and Insider’s Katherine Long.