MyNorthWest.com reports

A group of gun-violence victims – including a victim of the Jewish Federation shooting in Seattle – have sent a letter to State Senate leaders, saying they were disrespected at a committee hearing 12 days ago.
The hearing involved Initiative 594 which would require universal background checks, including for gun transfers between family members.

The letter specifically criticized this exchange – where Senator Steve O’Ban went down a list of high-profile shootings to point out that Initiative 594 would not have prevented any of them, including the Sandy Hook shooting.

“Isn’t it the case that he (Adam Lanza) actually stole those firearms from his mother and then of course turned one of those firearms on his mother, so obviously that transaction would have been captured in 594 had it been law, right?” asked O’Ban.

“Unfortunately, I think that was the murder your mom loophole,” responded NRA lobbyist Brian Judy.

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