Much like the resolution approved unanimously in January by the Franklin County Commissioners, now the Benton County Commisioners have also approved a measure showing their formal disapproval of controversial anti-gun I-1639.
I-1639 was largely passed due to West side support, mainly in King and Snohomish Counties...
Friday, the Walla Walla County Sheriff's office released this statement, regarding whether they will enforce controversial Initiative 1639. NO doubt this was in response to public statements from Benton, Franklin, Yakima, Klickitat, Adams and numerous other counties where the Sheriff's have said they will NOT enforce it...
Initiative 1639, perhaps the most controversial (and many say unlawful) piece of anti-gun legislation to ever pass in Washington state, will NOT be enforced in Franklin County.
County Commissioners, led by newly elected Commissioner Clint Didier, have approved a resolution that will support Sheriff Jim Raymond who in November said he would not enforce the plan...
The Republic, WA police chief said on social media that he won't allow his department to enforce the regulations passed by voters under Initiative 1639, saying the new gun laws violate the 2nd amendment.
Paul Allen, the owner of the Seahawks, and venture capitalist Nick Hanauer have each donated at least one million dollars towards Intiative-1639, which critics say is the latest in a series of efforts to enact gun control legislation in Washington state...