They held a buyback, and a gun show broke out
There was a gun buyback over the weekend in Seattle - hundreds of weapons turned in, including three street-sweeper shotguns- which impressed the mayor.14 years ago
Can a wild dolphin really ask for help?
A seasoned diver by the name of Keller Laros certainly thinks so.14 years ago
Just calmly getting ready
You might think the gun community is -- dare I say -- up in arms about a possible assault weapons ban, but cruising the Internet, they seem to be taking it calmly and just preparing for it.14 years ago
The testimony you didn’t hear
Yesterday Secretary of State Clinton testified about her response, some members of Congress would say her insufficient response, to the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that left ambassador Chris Stevens and three others dead.14 years ago
Protected by Smith & Wesson
While Gun Appreciation Day was wrapping up last Saturday, Nehemiah Griego, age 15, who had never been in trouble with the law, was leading police to his Albuquerque home claiming he'd returned from a friend's house to find his parents, brother and two sisters shot to death - and that fearing for his own safety, he'd driven the family van to the church where his father was a pastor.14 years ago
Did it warm your heart, or frighten you?
The conventional wisdom is that people on the left loved the inaugural address, and people on the right found it ominous, with all that mention of equality.14 years ago
The peaceful transfer of power
Monday's inauguration is a huge affair, but of course the real inauguration - as required by the Constitution, was Sunday at the White House.14 years ago
Gun Appreciation Day
I know it's Gun Appreciation Day, so I thought I would highlight the part of gun ownership that a lot of people who want to control them don't understand.14 years ago
Do we want the answer or not?
I didn't realize that the gun lobby had worked to cut government funding for research into gun violence. That seems odd. That would be like car companies trying to prohibit research on air bags.14 years ago
A limited confession?
"I can only say I was satisfied by the answers." That's how Oprah describes her Lance Armstrong interview - which a source now describes to CBS as "at least a limited confession."14 years ago
Movement on the gun issue
Look at this gun control bill in the New York legislature: It expands the ban on assault weapons to include certain handguns and shotguns.14 years ago
Who should really be discussing gun legislation?
The Vice President held a meeting with the NRA, and the result is the NRA will not only lobby vigorously but unleash the mother of all membership drives.14 years ago
Nate Silver picks the Super Bowl
I'm pretty even-handed on most issues, but as a Seattleite, I cannot resist reporting as authoritatively as I can the latest prediction by New York Times oracle Nate Silver.14 years ago
Should America go platinum?
At first glance, its seems like a nutty idea. At second glance, it also seems like a nutty idea.14 years ago
A Clash of Titans
On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden will meet with an NRA representative, which ought to be a lively session. But will it change anything?14 years ago
Another day closer
There's a lot of scary talk about what would happen if the federal government defaults March 27.14 years ago
Will it shut down?
On March 27 the U.S., like a lot of its citizens, will reach credit limit - which is fine, since everyone wants smaller government.14 years ago
Fair warning, kids
At Roscoe Nix Elementary in Silver Spring Maryland, Rodney Lynch, age 6, has been reprieved. But for a while he was in pretty big trouble.14 years ago
Are we ready for the next crisis?
The 113th Congress has been seated and will get right to work on the next step in the big budget debate - spending.14 years ago
Sandy Hook and Congress
Sandy Hook Elementary was back in session Thursday, seven miles from the original school in Newtown, in a building re-made to look like old one.14 years ago
It’s like a fairy tale!
In a vote that took place at a time when the only people watching CSPAN were me and Mark Knoller, Congress swept away a bunch of its own artificial booby traps in a decisive bi-partisan vote.14 years ago
