What The Media Needs To Know About Anti-Background Checks Rally Organizer Gavin Seim
What The Media Needs To Know About Anti-Background Checks Rally Organizer Gavin Seim
Research 21 minutes ago ››› TIMOTHY JOHNSON
Conservative activist Gavin Seim, the organizer of a December 13 protest against Washington state's new background check law, is an anti-government extremist who participated in the standoff at Cliven Bundy's Nevada ranch and defended the rancher's racist comments. He has also suggested a violent revolution may be necessary if he is not satisfied with the outcome of his protest.
Conservative Activist Gavin Seim Plans Protest Over Washington State Background Check Ballot Initiative
Washington Voters Overwhelmingly Approved Ballot Initiative To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales. Ballot initiative I-594, which passed with 59 percent support, will expand background checks on gun sales to purchases online and at gun shows. [The Huffington Post, accessed 11/19/14]
Conservative Activist Gavin Seim Organizes Protest To "Violate I-594 In Every Way Possible." Seim wants protesters to gather at Washington's state capitol and exchange firearms without undergoing background checks:
The group's Facebook page, decorated with a drawing of two crossed assault rifles, voices its opposition in "early Armageddon" prose. I-594 requires criminal background checks for those purchasing firearms at gun shows and on lines, as is now the case with guns bought from federally licensed firearms dealers.
"Will you bow down and lick the boots of tyranny or will you stand for the liberty of your children? I am Gavin Seim and I for one will not comply," says the Facebook page.
Seim ran in the August primary for Congress in the 4th District. He received 1.97 percent of the vote.
Initiative 594 passed with 59.1 percent of the vote, or 1,171,879 votes at latest county, to 40.88 percent against or 810,376 votes.
But organizers of the December rally say they will not wait for legal challenges or action by the Legislature. They will disobey.
"We will buy and sell guns from whom we please," says the Facebook page. "We will not submit to background checks. We will not give up our rights. WE WILL NOT comply.
"We will rally at the capital, openly exchange guns, unveil and plan to break part the entire legislation and violate I-594 in every way possible." (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/12/14)
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