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*** LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN NOW ! *** Copy and paste the following into a letter and send it to the WA State AG. If you are a resident use this one: Page 1 Honorable, R. McKenna, WA State Attorney General. Office of the WA State Attorney General. 1116 WEST RIVERSIDE SPOKANE WA 99201-1194 Honorable, R. McKenna I am a concerned WA State resident who has just learned of mayor Nickels’ plan to ban the legal possession of weapons on Seattle City Property, under the guise of "private property". There are some fundamental problems with this thinking, obviously cities are not allowed to create their own gun laws under state pre-emption, and I understand that you have issued an official AG Opinion regarding this, which Greg Nickels is defiantly ignoring. But equally important is the fact that Mayor Nickels considers city property to be private property! The city is not a private entity like a corporation, but instead a public entity, making city lands (such as Seattle Center) public property, not private property. Law abiding residents, including myself, fear we will be arrested for exercising rights that are protected under federal and state constitutions. Such abuse of power and blatant tyranny should not be accepted. Law abiding residents should not be punished and prosecuted under illegal legislation. Depriving law abiding resident’s rights is a serious crime, and Greg Nickels is very guilty of it. His actions in passing this executive decision are not only illegal under state law, but also under federal law. Any enforcement of this law would be a federal offense, a "color of law" violation and it is very serious. The fact that a public official believes he can do whatever they want without consequence is a prodigious problem. Many other law abiding residents, including myself, feel helpless in this matter and we would ask that you please intervene and have mayor Nickels reprimanded under the following laws: RCW 9A.80.010 - Official misconduct. TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242 Sincerely, Enclosure: Copies of cited: RCW 9A.80.010 - Official misconduct. TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242 Page 2 RCW 9A.80.010 Official misconduct. (1) A public servant is guilty of official misconduct if, with intent to obtain a benefit or to deprive another person of a lawful right or privilege: (a) He intentionally commits an unauthorized act under color of law; or (b) He intentionally refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him by law. (2) Official misconduct is a gross misdemeanor. TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242 Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, ... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death. For visitors to Washington state Page 1 Honorable, R. McKenna, WA State Attorney General. Office of the WA State Attorney General. 1116 WEST RIVERSIDE SPOKANE WA 99201-1194 Honorable, R. McKenna I am a concerned law abiding visitor to WA State who has just learned of mayor Nickels’ plan to ban the legal possession of weapons on Seattle City Property, under the guise of "private property". There are some fundamental problems with this thinking, obviously cities are not allowed to create their own gun laws under state pre-emption, and I understand that you have issued an official AG Opinion regarding this, which Greg Nickels is defiantly ignoring. But equally important is the fact that Mayor Nickels considers city property to be private property! The city is not a private entity like a corporation, but instead a public entity, making city lands (such as Seattle Center) public property, not private property. Law abiding visitors, including myself, fear we will be arrested for exercising rights that are protected under federal and state constitutions. Such abuse of power and blatant tyranny should not be accepted. Law abiding visitors should not be punished and prosecuted under illegal legislation. Depriving law abiding visitor’s rights is a serious crime, and Greg Nickels is very guilty of it. His actions in passing this executive decision are not only illegal under state law, but also under federal law. Any enforcement of this law would be a federal offense, a "color of law" violation and it is very serious. The fact that a public official believes he can do whatever they want without consequence is a prodigious problem. Many other law abiding visitors, including myself, feel helpless in this matter and we would ask that you please intervene and have mayor Nickels reprimanded under the following laws: RCW 9A.80.010 - Official misconduct. TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242 Sincerely, Enclosure: Copies of cited: RCW 9A.80.010 - Official misconduct. TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242 Page 2 RCW 9A.80.010 Official misconduct. (1) A public servant is guilty of official misconduct if, with intent to obtain a benefit or to deprive another person of a lawful right or privilege: (a) He intentionally commits an unauthorized act under color of law; or (b) He intentionally refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him by law. (2) Official misconduct is a gross misdemeanor. TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242 Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, ... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.