07/27/2026
3 dead, 7 shot, including a 2 year-old baby in the Bite of Seattle mass shooting at Seattle Center near the Space Needle. You didn't have to tell me any details. I could fill in the blanks, because it's happened dozens of times in "urban" gatherings around the U.S.:
1. It's a G***k stolen illegally.
2. Possessed by a criminal illegally.
3. Owned by an underage person illegally.
4. Modified with a full auto switch illegally.
5. Containing a 31-round magazine illegally.
6. Conceal-carried illegally.
7. Brought to the Seattle Center illegally.
8. Shot in the city illegally.
9. Shot someone illegally.
So at least 9 ways the shooter(s) broke the laws, but now we will have to listen to enlightened politicians like Mayor Katie B. Wilson, Governor Bob Ferguson, and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal blather on about how we just need more laws. If any of the 3 of you actually supported providing real public safety for your constituents, you would support swift, severe, and permanent punishment for people who have no fear of the consequences of harming innocent people, including babies. But you don't. Instead, you shame people for wanting to protect themselves. Shame on you.
It's truly bewildering to see a retired FBI agent tell CNN "Thankfully, it's not going to be a terrorism-related event." This is insane: If it's not a terrorist or lone gunman shooting at innocent people, the news drops coverage and we collectively shrug our shoulders and accept the same story again and again:
1. A few "teens" feel disrespected at a public event
2. They fire full-auto magazine dumps into an innocent crowd in an attempt to punish their rivals.
3. Numerous innocent bystanders are shot in the process, by someone breaking the law 9 different ways.
This has happened dozens of times in major cities over the past few years. It's not time for more gun laws. It's time for Crime Bill 2.0.