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9:38 am
Thu March 6, 2014

Facebook Moves To Restrict Posts About Gun Sales

Facebook is planning to roll out new restrictions on posts about gun sales on its social networking site and on Instagram.
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Originally published on Thu March 6, 2014 10:43 am

This post was updated at 10:30 a.m. ET on March 6.

Facebook said Wednesday that it will limit minors' access to pages and posts that offer firearms for sale, along with other measures intended to curtail illegal gun trafficking.

"This is something we've been working on for a while," says Facebook spokesman Matt Steinfeld. "We want to balance the interests of people who come here to express themselves while promoting an environment that is safe and respectful."

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Weapons
3:31 pm
Mon March 3, 2014

How ‘Smart’ Gun Technology Could Help Make Guns Safer

Smart System iP1 handgun.
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By and Hannah Burn

David Hyde talks with Professor Stephen Teret from John's Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research about the new smart guns hitting the market.

Campus Safety
8:35 am
Fri February 28, 2014

Idaho Colleges Ask Lawmakers To Consider Fiscal Side Of Guns On Campus

Administrators at North Idaho College, a community college in Coeur d’Alene, have joined other state colleges and universities in opposing a proposal to allow guns on campus.
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Originally published on Fri February 28, 2014 6:32 am

State colleges and universities across Idaho are appealing to state lawmakers' fiscally conservative side in an attempt to sideline a proposal to allow guns on campuses.

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Gun Control
9:33 am
Wed January 29, 2014

Gabby Giffords Makes Case For Washington Gun Checks

Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Capt. Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut and combat veteran, are leading a national campaign for expanded background checks for gun sales.
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By Taylor Winkel

Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was the star witness at a hearing on gun control and gun rights in Olympia.

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Gun Background Check
4:07 pm
Tue January 28, 2014

Dueling Gun Bills Get A Hearing In Olympia

State Representative Laurie Jinkins (left) and Senator Mike Padden.
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Steve Scher talks with state Representative Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, and state Senator Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, about two opposing gun background check proposals holding public hearings in Olympia this week.

Firearms
9:59 am
Mon January 27, 2014

Online Gun Exchange To Launch On Eve Of Washington Gun Hearings

File photo. An online firearms marketplace opens for business in Washington on Monday.
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Originally published on Mon January 27, 2014 10:50 am

Starting Monday, Washington gun owners will have a new place to sell their firearms. That’s when a website called Washington Gun Exchange plans to launch.

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Politics
4:04 pm
Wed January 15, 2014

The State Of Our State With Governor Inslee

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee.
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By and Hannah Burn

Ross Reynolds talks with Governor Jay Inslee about his priorities for the year. The governor also takes questions from our listeners.

Florida Shooting
6:06 am
Tue January 14, 2014

'Absolutely Crazy': Man Killed In Movie Theater For Texting?

Did an argument over texting in a darkened theater escalate?
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Originally published on Tue January 14, 2014 10:37 am

Click here for our latest update.

The early reports about what happened Monday afternoon inside a movie theater near Tampa are certainly disturbing:

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Gun Control
8:56 am
Mon January 13, 2014

Oregon Lawmakers Could Reconsider Background Checks For Gun Purchases

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Originally published on Thu January 9, 2014 4:59 pm

Oregon lawmakers are gearing up for another fight over background checks for gun purchases.

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Guns
7:43 am
Wed January 8, 2014

Despite Calls To Arm Teachers, Most Schools Opt For Other Measures

A new controlled entry system in the Coeur d'Alene schools requires visitors to speak to the front office over video before coming in.
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Originally published on Wed January 8, 2014 10:07 am

Parents and students across the Northwest are seeing many new security measures as a result of the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012.

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Books And Guns
10:02 am
Tue January 7, 2014

Why Seattle Public Library Surrendered Its Gun Ban

Seattle Public Library lifted its gun ban in November after a patron complained that the library rule was breaking the law.
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When Seattle Public Library lifted its ban on guns in early November, officials there said they had done so because patrons had complained.  

Internal library emails reveal that there was just one patron complaint in several years – a man with a Yahoo email account who didn’t identify himself as either a patron or Seattle resident.

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Activism
6:00 am
Mon December 30, 2013

Seattle 2013: A Year In Protest

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We've reserved the slideshow above for a collection of reader-submitted photos from local demonstrations in 2013. Submit yours to pictures@kuow.org. In this photo: A scene from fast food workers demonstrating in Seattle on May 31, 2013.
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Local couple Otts Bolisay and Ken Thompson join a demonstration on June 26, 2013, the day DOMA was struck down in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Heather Villanueva took this photo at an immigrants rights rally on May 1, 2013. She participated in these rallies as the 'Community Strength Organizer' for SEIU Healthcare 775NW
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By Bond Huberman

As we looked back on the last year, debating which stories to highlight here, we noticed a trend that surprised us: 2013 was a year of activism and protest in the Seattle area.

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Technology
3:00 pm
Mon December 2, 2013

How Can You Make A Gun? Get A 3-D Printer And A Blueprint

A 3-D printer.
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David Hyde talks with Tom Campbell, associate director of Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, about the advent of 3-D printed guns.

Guns
7:25 am
Mon November 25, 2013

Signatures Submitted For Dueling Gun Measures In Washington

Alan Gottlieb of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms poses with boxes of petitions for Initiative 591, a gun rights initiative.
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Originally published on Thu November 21, 2013 4:41 pm

Washington voters can expect a pair of dueling gun-related measures on next fall’s ballot.

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Gun Rights
8:42 am
Mon November 4, 2013

Shhh! Seattle Libraries Now Allow Guns, But Please Be Respectful

The Seattle Public Library has reversed its rule banning patrons from bringing in guns.
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Librarians have long asked you to “shhh,” and starting Monday, they may also ask you to please stop waving your gun around.

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