Joel Connelly writes on SeattlePI.com:

Murray is at heart a legislator, looking to fashion laws and build coalitions. He praised Initiative 594 as “the best thing I have seen in 18 years in office to get about this.” I-594 would require criminal background checks of those purchasing firearms at gun shows and on-line. It will likely face a statewide vote in 2014.

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Gun violence deserves a place at the heart of the city’s agenda. Seattle experienced a massacre at Cafe Racer last year. The presence in the audience of Cheryl Stumbo, a survivor of the Jewish Federation shooting, was reminder that such events are not isolated. A written question from someone who feels nervous going to Westlake Park elicited the first applause of the morning.

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