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Machias, Wash - After receiving all of the case files, and photos from the Snohomish County Sheriff's office this afternoon, this column has now reviewed these case files and photos and has found glaring issues with the homeowners claim that the bullet came from the Seattle Rifle & Pistol Association. For starters, as stated in the last update to this story, there is the fact that the range facility was indeed, closed the day the home was hit. The homeowner, Kendall Klatt, stated that she found the hole in her house on the afternoon of August 8th, 2013. On that...

Without the proof, or even data that former military rifles were used in crimes or gun violence, the White House has decided today, through executive order, to ban the re-importation of hundreds of thousands of surplus rifles that were made here in the United States. Announced this morning at a press conference, Vice President Joe Biden said that they would halt the importation of american GI service rifles from the Korean War era. This move is in line with the recent executive orders issues in an effort to reduce gun violence. But where this falls off the tracks is that...

Machias, Wash - Updates and more information begin to come in regarding the alleged bullet strike. On August 24th, this column received confirmation from the Seattle Pistol & Rifle Association that the pistol and rifle ranges was indeed closed on the day of the incident, which could mean a few different things at this point, including that the bullet didn't come from the range in question.