NRA sues Seattle over ‘safe storage’ gun law

By Daniel Chaitin

Published July 22, 2018 9:34pm ET

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NRA sues Seattle over ‘safe storage’ gun law — Tony Gomez, Violence and Injury Prevention Manager for Public Health - Seattle & King County, demonstrates the use of a gun lock box during a news conference by the Alliance for Gun Responsibility and other activists, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. Lawmakers in Washington state were to begin discussions later in the day on a list of gun-control measures that include requiring safe storage of firearms to avoid tragedies like the Marysville high school shooting and prohibiting law enforcement agencies from selling confiscated guns. | (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The National Rifle Association, along with the Second Amendment Foundation, sued the city of Seattle on Friday over its “safe storage” gun law, arguing it violates Washington State’s 35-year-old pre-emption statute.

Last week, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed into law legislation that requires firearms to be stored in a locked container and slaps penalties on those who do not report lost or stolen guns.

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