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    Firearms prohibited sign on Seattle Link Light Rail?

    imported post Greetings, and a happy new year! (I apologize if this has been posted about before) I recently used the Seattle Link Light Rail to travel to the SeaTac airport from my home near Seattle. While I was riding I noticed a sign with a posted list of rules. I wish I had taken a...
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    Legal to shoot if attacker brandishes a knife, gun?

    imported post Is it legal to draw and fire if an attacker has brandished a knife or other weapon, like a firearm? For example, if I was walking drown the street, and see someone robbing a store at knifepoint, is the use of lethal force authorized? I read this other forum post, that described...
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    What does the Washington Constitution say about gun ownership?

    imported post http://www.leg.wa.gov/LawsAndAgencyRules/Constitution.htm Does it say anything about firearm ownership? I searched the text for "firearm", "gun", "weapon" but found nothing. Does only the RCW protect firearm ownership? What is a text I could point to that explicitly says gun...
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    Yesterday I was the suspect in a manhunt

    imported post Originally in my blog: http://blog.jcrites.com/post/107238998/yesterday-i-was-the-suspect-in-a-manhunt I’m a firearm owner. As it is a right guaranteed to me by the Washington state constitution, I often carry my firearm openly (i.e., in a visible holster) while I go for walks or...
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    A strange, scary confrontation

    imported post A few weeks ago I was walking along 12th Ave S. near my home in Seattle, on Beacon Hill. I was open carrying like I always do. Behind me I suddenly hear "Let me see your badge!". A man in his late 30s was pulled up next to me on the side of the road in a red sports-like-car. "Do...
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    Full faith and credit

    imported post http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Faith_and_Credit_Clause
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    Gun storage at a gym

    imported post The subject asks most of the question. I go to a gym fairly regularly and I'd like to OC or CC on the bus there. I need a way to store the firearm and the gym provides lockers. The lockers use the standard small gym-type keys. In the minds of members, do gym lockers have...
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    Seattle Municiple Building - no gun policy

    imported post Today I happened to have business in the Seattle Municiple Building (I think that's what it's called -- the tower with a slanty top just north of the Columbia Tower). I asked and was told by security at their front desk told me that they disallow guns in the building. I asked if...
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    How to convince employer to allow carrying? Currently prohibited

    imported post I work for a company whose employee conduct regulations prohibit carrying any kind of firearms onto any company property! Technically even having a weapon locked in the trunk of my car would be an offense if they own the parking lot (don't think they do). I am in Washington and...
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    Is it mandatory to identify oneself during a Terry stop?

    imported post I have read online that the US Supreme Court ruled that Stop and Identify laws are constitutional, i.e., if a state makes a law that citizens must identify themselves to police (such as during a Terry Stop), then they may be arrested and charged for breaking that law. There are...
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    Lawyers on retainer in WA?

    imported post Would OC veterans recommend getting a lawyer on retainer? Can anyone recommend a good, professional law firm that knows gun laws and would be available to represent me should I get arrested on a weapon violation? I am NOT expecting to break any kind of law -- and very...
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    Federal laws require waiting period on purchase?

    imported post Hi all, I'm planning to purchase my first gun for CC and OC wear. :D When I was at the gun store I was told there is a 10 day waiting period for gun purchases. I have not been able to find reference to this online... so I am wondering if anyone could help me find a reference in...
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    Joining the forum - OC in Pike Place Market?

    imported post Hi all, After I went to a shooting range with a friend I became more aware of the issues surrounding firearms. I started thinking about rights and what it means to have them. I privately reached the conclusion that if I am worried about being taken down by police for exercising...
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