Seattle's Mayor: "We have such lax gun laws..."

I spied a huge vinyl graphic prominently displayed in the back window of a truck canopy. It stated, "Christine Gregoire is King County's governor." For those who don't live in Washington state, the gubernatorial race between Christine Gregoire and Dino Rossi was the closest one in state history. Besides the alleged misconduct in the race, the divide between King County,the largest county in the state (and the one all-mighty, do-gooder Seattle resides in), and the rest of the counties grew to the epic proportions of the Grand Canyon.

This insightful truck graphic made me think of Seattle's mayor, Greg Nickels, who's out to prove once again that Washington state is here to serve the whining snivels of the nannyism of Seattle. He's calling for widesweeping gun legislation that will clamp down on legal and responsible gun owners. This legislation, if voted into place, will effect the whole state. Nickels says that due to state laws "Seattle's hands are tied," in preventing crimes that involve gun violence. He's challenging state legislators to inact four extensive measures to keep firearms out of reach of criminals. Take a look at them, and see if you come to the same conclusion I did.

Adopt a state ban on assault weapons. A federal ban on the manufacture or importation of certain weapons expired in 2004. Seven states have since passed their own bans. Close a loophole that allows firearms purchases at gun shows without a background check, something required for purchases at gun stores and other retail outlets. Pass a state law requiring safe gun storage, such as requiring trigger locks. Establish a statewide database of gun-trace data -- information collected by police investigators when researching the history of guns used in crimes. Seattle already collects such data.

What do you think about Nickel's mandates? I'm of the opinion that these demands, if approved by the folks in Olympia, will only empower the criminals out there that already don't give a rat's ass about responsibility, integrity and safety. Johnny Q, who's concerned about the safety of his family, and Janey Public, who's an avid hunter and sports shooter, will be the only ones who are caught up in Seattle's web of nannyism.

Check out this guest editorial published in the Seattle PI yesterday. While I don't agree with every point Mr. Workman made, his editorial is poignant. Nickels has another agenda and is preying on the terrible misfortune of those who died at the hand of Kyle Huff. Nickels proves, once again, that he's just another sleazeball politician that has the audacity to think he knows what's right for the whole state because he's got a "nanny-nanny boo-boo do-gooder" card in his wallet and he knows the secret handshake.

If this crappola makes it through the state legislature, your opinion, Anonymous Truck Guy, will be proven infallible. I hope that the folks in Olympia will grow some kahunas and remember that they represent the citizens of Washington state; they're not in Olympia to fill the positions of Christine Gregoire's and Greg Nickel's lackeys. There's plenty of those bitches around who do that now, for free.