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Kipp Robertson

McKenna: Lawmakers in Washington would ban rapid-fire weapons at their political peril

A challenge to state laws banning the sale of rapid-fire assault weapons was turned down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
10 years ago
Seattle, jungle, fire...
Kipp Robertson

Is President Obama going to find an alternate route around the ‘Jungle’?

It's curious that Air Force One would land at Sea-Tac Airport instead of Boeing Field, KIRO Radio's Dave Ross pointed out on Seattle's Morning News.
10 years ago
A housing advocate says Seattle residents need to accept their changing neighborhoods and to embrac...
Kipp Robertson

Anyone enjoying a slice of Seattle’s suburbia may be in for a shock

If there is growing support for density over aesthetics, more and more homeowners may find themselves neighbors with apartment buildings.
10 years ago
A homemade fully automatic rifle, confiscated by the Department of Justice, is displayed at a news ...
Dave Ross

Is this proof that gun control is doomed?

In Austin Texas, a 28-year-old gun rights activist named Cody Wilson is selling a milling machine and a software kit that allows anyone to make a fully-functioning AR-15.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Footage of House sit-in proves social media is changing the rules

When House Democrats started their sit-in in Wednesday morning, trying to force a vote on denying guns to suspected terrorists, Speaker Paul Ryan cut off the cameras so that CSPAN couldn’t broadcast the Democrats speeches.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Hillary Clinton can’t get too cocky in the race against the ‘King of Debt’

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says Hillary Clinton can't get too cocky over reports predicting a Trump recession.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Dave Ross: The Founding Fathers may have screwed up if we can’t agree on gun control

Four gun control measures and four failed votes have KIRO Radio's Dave Ross wondering if Republicans and Democrats will ever come to an agreement on stricter gun control laws.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Congress just gave the bad guys the green light

The Senate voted last night on four amendments that were supposed to make it tougher for a potential terrorist to buy a gun. They all failed, even though, according to CBS Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes.
10 years ago
UW alumni and former Trailblazer Brandon Roy is among the common basketball threads between Seattle...
MyNorthwest Staff

Danny O’Neil throws shade at Trailblazers fans: ‘We don’t want your team’

710 ESPN Seattle's Danny O'Neil explains why Portland basketball fans need to calm down on the conspiracy theories and that Seattle fans need to start rooting for Khaleesi on the "Game of Thrones."
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Potential solution to hacking epidemic could mess up your hair

Computer hacking has become an epidemic. That’s why at the State University of New York, Sarah Laszlo, who teaches psychology, is developing a hack-proof security system.
10 years ago
Robert Abell, co-owner of Lotus Gunworks, speaks to members of the media, Thursday, June 16 in fron...
Dave Ross

Coming ‘close’ to stopping a massacre isn’t good enough

It appears that several weeks before buying the gun he used in the Orlando shooting, Omar Mateen had visited another gun shop. He was requesting body armor.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Gun dealers should follow West Virginia’s gun culture

Yesterday, there was a six-hour filibuster in the Senate, as Democrats shamed Republicans for refusing to deny guns to people on the FBI watch list.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Guns are blameless in our ‘terrorist-friendly’ system

Day three since Orlando happened and we’re falling into the same debate about blaming guns.
10 years ago
If the President of the United States can't stop people from buying a gun, gun dealers sure can, KI...
Dave Ross

We live in a country where government can’t infringe upon the rights of ISIS followers

The more we learn about the Orlando shooting, the more this question, posed by CBS Jeff Pegues and about a million other people, demands an answer.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Orlando massacre proves we need more alert gun shop owners

The frustrating thing about the horrible mass shooting in Orlando was that the killer, Omar Mateen, had caught the FBI’s attention three years ago for talking with co-workers about terrorism.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Firearms community ‘fired up’ over court’s decision on concealed carry

There are at least nearly half a million people in Washington state that wouldn't appreciate lawmakers in Olympia imposing a law that would make it more difficult to carry a concealed weapon.
10 years ago
gun control, schools, school...
Kipp Robertson

Former Attorney General says concealed weapons ruling will go straight to Supreme Court

Former Attorney General Rob McKenna expects the Supreme Court to tackle Thursday's ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals soon, he told KIRO Radio's Dave Ross.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

It’s shocking to think about Donald Trump groveling for money

Donald Trump groveling for cash is not an image I can make myself believe.
10 years ago
Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn says the state needs to take some extreme steps to ...
Kipp Robertson

State superintendent suggests shutting down Washington schools

The person in charge of Washington's public schools is willing to go to the extreme to get the state Legislature to start paying more attention to education.
10 years ago
Dave Ross attempted a single leg Bulgarian split squat with little success. (KIRO Radio)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Dave Ross attempts Seahawks’ Russell Wilson’s exercise routine

What is a single leg Bulgarian split squat? Dave Ross gives the 'painful' exercise the old college try, but won't even attempt Russell Wilson's sleeping routine.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Dave Ross says we should hire the Coast Guard to round up scalpers

You know which group gets the biggest chunk of the money from a hit Broadway production – some $60 million a year according to the Times? Scalpers!
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Donald Trump’s tease for a ‘major speech’ proves there’s a bit of show biz left in him

Donald Trump has always said that when you’re negotiating a deal, you have to be prepared to walk away. Well, over the past few days, several high-profile Republicans have walked. And Speaker Paul Ryan came close to walking.
10 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Bernie Sanders may not go this far, but I know who would

It really frustrates Hillary Clinton that Bernie Sanders hasn’t given up. He is lobbying superdelegates to change their votes.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Superintendent candidate would overhaul sex education, ‘giverment’ studies

It wouldn't be all about money for Ron Higgins if he became the next Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington. It would be more about the basics.
10 years ago

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