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Seattle, part of Washington, actually has concealed carry as legal. There is no duty to retreat either, no real different than any "gun friendly" state. So your point is invalid. Anyone can have loaded carry pistol, this shows you to be pointless in this example.

I assume you're just trying to troll and failing badly.

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Yes, but Seattle being Seattle it is not populated by the kind of people who will pack heat. That's like saying "well Austin is part of Texas so why doesn't everyone wear a cowboy hat and go hog hunting on the weekend." Both those cities are basically San Fransisco demographically speaking.

And just because concealed carry legal doesn't mean the process is constructed in such a way that normal people can actually do it (see CA, MA, NYC and NJ for examples of this) though I'm not sure about Seattle specifically.

Isn't Washington a open carry state?

Probably. IIRC most states are. Pretty much nobody who isn't a security guard or armored car employee who's actively working open carries not on their own property in any state.

Doesn’t really mean much when open carrying immediately results in the police showing up/inciting panic.

As it fucking should. Don't carry a gun openly. That's just sociopathic behavior.

WA is a shall issue state. As long as you pass the criminal background check you get a concealed pistol license.

It is currently, but Nick Haneaur and the I-1639 crowd are doing everything they can to not so gradually chip away at gun rights for law abiding WA residents.

Concealed carry in WA and Seattle is just a background check and a 30-60 day wait, less rigorous than Utah and shorter wait.

But I see you're the type of person who will just shift arguments instead of having an honest discussion so I'm done with you.

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