Guns At CenturyLink: New Law Would Allow Firearms In Seattle Stadiums

SEATTLE, WA - Anyone who has attended a Seahawks, Sounders, or Mariners game has endured a wait in a security line, which are there to keep weapons out of CenturyLink and Safeco fields.

But a new law introduced in Olympia would allow fans to carry concealed guns inside stadiums.

State reps Bob McCaslin, David Shea, and Matt Taylor introduced the law on Dec. 5. House Bill 1015 would prevent governments or private organizations from prohibiting concealed weapons inside facilities that are part of a public facilities district, a public stadium authority, or inside stadiums and conventions centers maintained or administered by government.

The Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle, for example, is a public facilities district that was created by a King County ordinance.

An NFL spokesperson told the Washington Post on Sunday that the law would run counter to the league's ban on guns in stadiums.

McCaslin, Shea, and Taylor are all Eastern Washington representatives. Taylor represents the Moxee area, and McCaslin and Shea represent areas near Spokane.

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