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Law & Courts

Why many judges in WA won’t order abusers to turn in guns

Washington has some of the strongest firearm regulations in the country. But across the state, many judges have stopped enforcing Washington’s firearm surrender law in civil protection order cases due to their interpretation of a landmark court decision.
Kelsey Turner / InvestigateWest
Crime

How the journey of one gun tells the story of many

Last November, a 14 year old boy shot and killed a fellow student at Ingraham high school in Seattle. The gun that student used traveled through the hands of multiple teenagers before it reached him, starting in an unsecured closet.
Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz

Isolde Raftery

Ashley Hiruko
Government

About the gun that killed a boy at Seattle’s Ingraham High School

This is the story of a gun. It begins with a 14-year-old boy showing it off. It ends with another boy dying in a high school hallway.
Isolde Raftery

Ashley Hiruko
Crime

7 graphics on kids and guns in the Seattle area

Sixty-eight kids died by gun between 2017 and 2022 in King County. That's like three classrooms wiped out.
Isolde Raftery

Ashley Hiruko
Crime

Teens are using 3D printers to make guns in Seattle area

In February, a SeaTac mother called police after she found a firearm in her 13-year-old son’s bed.
Ashley Hiruko
Education

What can be done to prevent further gun violence in or near Seattle schools?

They met at the school Monday to talk about community safety.
Sami West
National

How AR-15-style rifles write the tragic history of America's mass shootings

The weapon used to carry out the mass shooting in Allen, Texas, is one all too familiar to Americans and lawmakers who have witnessed mass shootings occur quite frequently this year.
Jonathan Franklin
National

The first smart gun with facial and fingerprint recognition is now for sale

Smart guns have mainly been the stuff of movies. In the real world, technological and political challenges have meant the high-tech devices haven't become a reality. That may be about to change.
Ryan Lucas
Week in Review: drugs, guns, and housing

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
Bill Radke
Law & Courts

NRA joins legal fight challenging Washington's assault weapons ban

Less than 24 hours after Gov. Jay Inslee signed Washington's ban on assault weapons into law, three lawsuits have emerged that aim to challenge the new law in court.
Dyer Oxley

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