Aaron1124
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I was just reading the Pierce County court thread regarding their new policies on storage of firearms.
That brings me to my question - Who is responsible for taking legal action against a government agency for being in clear violation of state law? I also notice that state law does not say it is a punishable offense. It says the local legislative authority (the city or county council) must provide the court with a lock box for citizens who are lawfully carrying their firearms.
What happens if they refuse to provide a lock box? Is it up to the citizen to file a suit against the city, or will a state agency pursue this matter?
If a state agency pursues it, what grounds do they have? Again, this does not appear to be a punishable offense. It seems that whenever preemption laws are in affect, or laws that restrict certain government agencies are in affect, there isn't a punishment for their violation.
I was just reading the Pierce County court thread regarding their new policies on storage of firearms.
That brings me to my question - Who is responsible for taking legal action against a government agency for being in clear violation of state law? I also notice that state law does not say it is a punishable offense. It says the local legislative authority (the city or county council) must provide the court with a lock box for citizens who are lawfully carrying their firearms.
What happens if they refuse to provide a lock box? Is it up to the citizen to file a suit against the city, or will a state agency pursue this matter?
If a state agency pursues it, what grounds do they have? Again, this does not appear to be a punishable offense. It seems that whenever preemption laws are in affect, or laws that restrict certain government agencies are in affect, there isn't a punishment for their violation.