Seattle Bans Guns In Most Parks

KIRO TV / Various ^ | October 14, 2009

[Stoat]

SEATTLE -- Seattle Parks and Recreation on Wednesday put into effect a new rule banning the possession or display of firearms at playgrounds, community centers and other places where children are likely to be.

  Firearms will be prohibited at designated facilities once signs are posted notifying people of the new rule. The first signs are to be posted Friday, with the rest up by Dec. 1.

  In all, the rule will be applied at more than 500 parks, recreation centers, pools, beaches and golf courses.

[21twelve]

Opps - see post 13. It is just tresspassing.

[Stoat]

When all is said and done, I would be interested in an accounting of all costs involved with manufacturing, displaying, and then taking down and destroying all of these signs as well as the administrative costs of putting into place and then undoing this fake ‘legislation’. A complete waste of tax money all ‘round, only to score political points with Nickels’ hard-left constituency.

[DesertSapper]

That’ll stop those armed criminals! /sarc

[21twelve]

They say hundreds of places. Lets say 400. 4 signs per park. Materials: $400. Labor: 4 hours, 2 guys @ $30/hr = $240. So $640 per park x 400 parks = $256,000. And I am usually amazed at what things really cost (espesically with government), so perhaps double it.

[Dayman]

Time for WA residents to have an open carry meetup in Seattle. With section 1983 lawsuits to follow. Unfortunately that’s the only way these idiots will learn.

[sionnsar]

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[Robert357]

When the Seattle Times first announced this move a few weeks ago, they had a link to the Seattle Parks department that was taking comments on the policy. I commented and told them that if they move forward with the plan it will result in less sales tax revenue for the city from out of City concealed carry permit holders, such as myself.

I also said that based on recent attacks of people in the Green Lake Park area that disarming honest law-abiding people who use that park did not make sense.

So much for logic in the face of political correctness. I guess I need to stay out of Seattle and go to parks where honest citizens are treated as honest citizens.

[sionnsar]

I guess I need to stay out of Seattle and go to parks where honest citizens are treated as honest citizens.

I rather tend to avoid Seattle anyway.