"The City of Seattle has been trying to erode state preemption almost from the moment it was passed back in 1985," SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb said in the release. "When the city tried to ban guns from city parks facilities under former mayors Greg Nickels and Mike McGinn, SAF and NRA joined forces with other organizations to stop it, under the state preemption statute. We should not have to repeatedly remind Seattle that they are still part of Washington State and must obey the law."