Seattle Mayor Pushes Carry Ban for Everyone in Light of Gun Crime

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson (D) is pushing for a “sensitive places” ban on concealed carry in certain parts of her city in response to the criminal use of guns in the commission of crime.

KOMO News reported that Wilson wants to work with the state’s legislators for more gun control, “including regulation of firearms ‘in sensitive spaces,’ regulation of firearms at Seattle Center, and an update to juvenile firearm possession and sentencing laws.”

Wilson’s gun control push comes months after three people were killed during a July 26, 2026, shootout at the Bite of Seattle food festival and just under two weeks after six people were shot, three of them fatally, during a 24-hour stretch in the city…

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