Politics Preaching peace, but preparing for unrest: Left and right leaders share same fears Heading into to an Election Day fraught with anxiety and uncertainty, voices on both the political left and right say they don’t want to see violence – regardless of the election’s outcome. Casey Martin
National In Reversal, Walmart Puts Guns Back On Display Walmart is returning guns and ammunition back to display shelves after earlier citing "isolated civil unrest" as the reason for temporarily taking them out of view as a safety precaution. Alina Selyukh
National Michigan Bans Open Carry Of Guns At Polling Locations On Election Day Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued the directive Friday. It said the presence of guns "may cause disruption, fear or intimidation for voters, election workers and others." Brakkton Booker
King County en route to see record number of shootings in 2020 This year, Seattle will likely a set record number of shootings in the city. King County is also seeing the considerable spike in gun-related incidents. Casey Martin
National TSA Finds 3 Times Usual Rate Of Guns At Checkpoints, Despite Drop In Air Traffic While screening 75% fewer people at airports this summer than last, the security officers discover guns hidden in carry-on bags at a rate surpassing last summer. And 80% of those guns are loaded. David Schaper
Gun sales continue to surge across the Seattle-area When you look at the numbers of gun sales in Western Washington, they mimic the pandemic. As cases of Covid-19 surged in March, so did gun sales. Things leveled Dyer Oxley
National Pandemic And Protests Spark Record Gun Sales About 3 million more guns than usual have been sold since the pandemic started. And nearly half of all the sales appear to be to those buying guns for the first time. Chris Arnold
National Amid Virus Fears And Protests, Firearm Background Checks Hit All-Time High The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System set a record in June with 3.9 million background checks. The previous record of 3.7 million background checks was set in March. Brakkton Booker
Race & Identity Armed men in Renton say they support local protesters Protests that started in Seattle have trickled into surrounding cities. And while most remain peaceful, some businesses have taken to guarding their buildings fully armed. Esmy Jimenez
National LA County Sheriff Will No Longer Order Closure Of Firearms Shops Sheriff Alex Villanueva said gun shops in Los Angeles County were nonessential during the coronavirus outbreak. Then the federal government updated its list of essential industries. Brakkton Booker
