The Three Percenters Seeks Citizen's Arrest of Washington State AG

The Washington State chapter of the staunch pro-gun organization The Three Percenters is preparing to collect signatures to launch a statewide ballot initiative to overturn new gun restrictions, which the group believes is unconstitutional.

The Three Percenters—described by the Anti-Defamation League as a "wing of the militia movement" and an "anti-government extremist" group—have led a crusade in Washington against Initiative 1639, a ballot measure voters approved last year which curtailed access to semi-automatic rifles.

At a recent town hall in Thurston County, first reported by The Seattle Times, members of the group gathered to strategize about holding Attorney General Bob Ferguson accountable for the new rules, which he endorsed in an unusual move for an office with authorship power over such initiatives.

Though Ferguson had said he would isolate himself from the administration of I-1639 during the election, groups like The Three Percenters charged that the attorney general ran afoul of state law in his zeal to see the measure passed.