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Government

'It was just shock.' Local reaction to the assassination of Japan's former leader

Washington State has one of the country’s largest populations of Japanese Americans. Many, including Megumi Ijiri, were shaken by the news of Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination.
Natalie Akane Newcomb
Law & Courts

Will Washington's new gun restrictions hold up in court?

The sale of gun magazines that hold more then 10 r
Austin Jenkins

Angela King

Natalie Akane Newcomb

Katie Campbell
Week in Review: Guns, Covid, and the real estate market

Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with freelance health reporter Joanne Silberner, political commentator and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and KUOW’s Libby Denkmann.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
Health

A Fathers’ Day event for grieving families

As Father’s Day approaches, families are making plans to get together. But tonight in Renton, there’s an event for people who may find Fathers’ Day to be a difficult time. The group Resilient in Sustaining Empowerment or “RISE” is holding its second annual Fathers’ Day event, for children who have lost their fathers to gun violence, as well as fathers who have lost children.
Amy Radil
Law & Courts

'This is a solvable problem.' Sen. Murray calls for federal gun laws

“We don’t have to live like this. This is a solvable problem.” U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) hosted a press conference in Seattle, today, calling for common sense federal gun safety legislation.
Natalie Akane Newcomb
Politics

Washington voters' role in gun laws: ballots vs bills

The U.S. is once again mourning dozens of lives lost in several mass shootings just last month. And because these events are all too common now in our country, the debates that have followed have been predictable.
Austin Jenkins

Katie Campbell

Angela King
Government

State senator says she's ‘had enough' of gun safety obstruction

‘My hope is that this is an actual tipping point, that we finally get to the point where we say we don't have to live like this. We don't have to have more guns in our country than people.’
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
Politics

Poll: Support for controlling gun violence hits its highest point in a decade

About 6 in 10 now say controlling gun violence is more important than protecting gun rights. But independents are split on some key measures, and President Biden's approval rating hits his worst mark.
Domenico Montanaro
Law & Courts

Mass shootings are renewing calls for an assault weapons ban in Washington state

Kim Malcolm talks with State Senator Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue about why she supports the passage of additional gun safety measures in Washington state, including a ban on assault weapons.
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
Politics

On day of grief over gun violence, gun rights group heads back to court

In the wake of a string of horrific mass shootings across the U.S., the conflicting aims of groups on different sides of the gun debate were in stark relief in Seattle Friday.
Amy Radil

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