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seattle
Seattle (/siˈætəl/) is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County. With an estimated 684,451 residents as of 2015, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013 it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States, and remained in the top five in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.7 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the third largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.
The Seattle area was previously inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named "Seattle" in 1852, after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country. However, the Great Depression severely damaged the city's economy. Growth returned during and after World War II, due partially to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed as a technology center beginning in the 1980s, with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region. In 1994, the Internet retail giant Amazon was founded in Seattle. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street, from the current Chinatown/International District, to the Central District. The jazz scene developed the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix and the alternative rock sub-genre, grunge.
I was taking my wife to a medical appointment in Seattle early this morning. It was not quite daylight. I was driving her newer Subaru and had my pistol in the back seat in a backpack.
I came around a corner (South Lake Union area, not generally a bad area) and a woman stepped out from the...
Today I stumbled on this interview with the guy who took the police rifles from those rioters 2 years ago. The guy does a great job of recounting the situation, what decisions he made and why he made them, and a lot of other contextual stuff that happened off camera both before and after. Not...
A man accused of trying to rob a north Seattle smoke shop has died after being shot by the employee of the business, according to police.
The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. at the King Smoke Shop at the intersection of 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 80th Street.
Seattle Police Chief...
I thought this was an interesting read. There is a map that is specific to the North end of greater Seattle.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/after-big-quake-snohomish-county-would-face-jigsaw-puzzle-of-islands/
I wasn't sure where to post this, so I posted here in context of preparedness.
Seattle police arrested a 38-year-old man on Thursday morning after he planted a pipe bomb in an underground parking structure.
Around 8 a.m., officers answered a call on the 900 block of South Horton Street in...
One of five I have available
1 original magazine and a spare sig/colt mag
All available combat masters I have were purchased used but in great condition. Some original Seattle ones and some series 2 from Phoenix Arizona.
Detonics is an American firearm manufacturing company founded around...
Apparently this guy has had a lot of thievery happening in his apartment complex. He regularly posts videos catching them in the act while confronting them in a banana hammock. (@Stomper is that you? Lol)
This one is my favorite...
Part 2, outside camera view:
Here's one where they try to...
A Ballard man was arrested Sunday after he reportedly threatened and fired a BB gun at a homeless man who is living in a vehicle across the street, police say.
Officers responded to the scene, in the 600 block of NW 47th Street, at around 4 p.m. after the victim called 911 and reported someone...
The Seattle Police Department will participate in a pilot program in which officers will deploy a non-lethal way to take suspects down, a trial period that the agency will use to determine if it should be rolled out to more officers on the force.
The device was credited with saving the life of...
Selling a portion of my hoard to fund my IRA. Offering 1000rds of 115gr CCI Speer 9mm at .64 CPR. On gunbroker the going price is .75-.95CPR+ and with the spectre of looming regulations and taxes on all things firearms related, the CPR will likely rise so best stock up now.
Asking $650 for the...
Selling a portion of my hoard to fund my IRA. Offering 1000rds of 115gr CCI Speer 9mm at .67 CPR. On gunbroker the going price is .75-.95CPR+ and with the spectre of looming regulations and taxes on all things firearms related, the CPR will likely rise so best stock up now.
Buyer must pickup in...
Shipment I’d forgotten about from the before times came in but I’ve moved onto subsonics and no longer need this.
Selling 500rds of 124gr Aguila brass cased ammo at .65cpr-.63cpr.
That’ll be $325 for the lot. Not interested in trades or such. If buyer meets in Seattle nearby my neighbourhood...
I’ve moved onto subsonics and no longer need this.
Selling 900 rounds of 124gr Browning brass cased ammo at .50cpr.
That’ll be $450 for the lot. Not interested in trades or such. Buyer must meet in Seattle.
I also have 500 rounds of 115gr 9mm PMC available at...
No longer need this since I’ve moved onto subs.
Selling 500 rounds of 115gr PMC Bronze brass cased ammo at .50cpr.
That’ll be $250 for the lot. Not interested in trades or such. Buyer must meet in Seattle.
Winchester, Model 94 Standard Rifle, 20” Barrel (Short Rifle/Carbine), 30-30 Win, Lever Action. Manufactured 1968 based on the serial number 3184XXX. Nearly new condition, may never have been fired. Deep blued finish with no wear. Has a checkered steel buttplate.
If you wish to purchase this...
For some reason, the "leaders" don't seem to be talking about cracking down hard on violent criminals before they become killers or whether there may be a cultural aspect (see here and here) that helps explain why the shooters and victims come "disproportionately" from the same minority group...