From seattlePI.com:

A U.S. Supreme Court decision on a Washington, D.C., gun ban combined with Seattle’s attempt to restrict guns on city property has sparked a legislative discussion about an issue Washington Democrats have consistently avoided.

On Monday, six Democrats from rural state legislative districts called on Attorney General Rob McKenna to issue an opinion on a city’s authority to ban people who legally possess firearms from city property and facilities.

“The statement from us is that our districts are just a totally different culture, and it’s a big part of our culture, people hunt and they carry their gun rights on their sleeve,” said House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam. “We represent people who are adamant about the Second Amendment of our Constitution and we try to represent them.”

That’s a stark contrast to urban Democrats who have for years been frustrated that so-called common sense gun control has been stymied despite the party’s majority control in the Legislature.

“We just have a split on that,” Kessler said. “I don’t think it’s contentious, it’s just the way it is.”

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