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I don’t live in Seattle. I’d like to ask a local, if one is reading, how they feel about this.
Less guns around me the better. The older I get the more I think we'd be better off banning all guns in this country.
Honestly, I think this is great. I love going to the range, but nobody needs to open/cc in a first world city, in a first world state. We already deal with random shootings, this will potentially reduce those and make our city even safer.
I'd support more aggressive policies like banning CC/open carry & severe penalties for ghost and illegal guns. And only allowing ammo to be used and sold/delivered at ranges or designated sites. Having exams and licensing for firearms, too. I have to be licensed to buy a 5w walkie talkie, I think we should probably need to be licensed to operate high-powered weaponry.
I think the ideal model is a variant of what Nordic countries use. Any guns/flamethrowers/RPGs you want, but they are stored at the range, and ammo is only used at the range.
Reduces suicide, domestic violence, and general violent crime, while still allowing people to hit the range with friends for a day of male bonding.
I'm a little ok with this, a couple walked in to the supermarket and she had a Beretta in her shoulder holster, outside of her nice dress. Sure it was kinda sexy but...
I was glad she and her wife were ready to protect each other or others, but I really don't like losing the element of surprise and the possibility the gun can then be used against the owners if things go poorly.
If you're carrying, get the drop on dumbasses trying to fuck your day up.
Some moron recently got disarmed and capped with his own gun recently. Dude died for no reason, the other guy didn't even have a weapon, but had slick hands and capped the dude when he tried to get his gun back.
Between that and people accidentally discharging their weapons into themselves/their homes/their workplaces, I'd be in favor for a ban on open/cc in general. Not that it really matters, but I'm also in a same-sex relationship and have never felt the need for CC/open carry anyways.