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Washington state used to be pretty pro-gun. Then we saw the exodus from California result in a lot more left-leaning voters in the state, shifting it toward being firmly anti-gun.
Overthelasthandfulofyears,theyembracedmoreandmoremeasuresthatinfringeonpeople’srighttokeepandbeararms,oftenusingballotinitiativestopermitthelargerurbancenterstooverridetheruralpartsofthestate–whereasgoingthroughthelegislaturemightallowrurallawmakersachancetokillsuchlegislation–alltopushguncontroldownpeople’sthroats.
Andtohearadvocatesofthesemeasurestellit,suchlawsareessentialinkeepinggunsoutofthewronghands.
That’swhatguncontrolfansalwayssay.
They’realsosuspiciouslyquietwhenwegetreportslikethis.
ThereweremoreweaponsbroughtintoWashington’sschoolsduringthelastschoolyearthantheyearbefore.
That’saccordingtoanewreport fromtheOfficeofSuperintendentofPublicInstruction,whichfoundan11.6%increaseinweaponsonschoolgroundsinthe2022-2023schoolyearcomparedto2021-2022.
Duringthe2022-2023schoolyear,2,275wea
