It doesn't really mean anything, but it's still nice.

Yesterday, the Kennewick City Council voted unanimously to oppose Legislation in the State House and Senate that would require universal background checks in Washington. 

The vote is mostly symbolic, for two reasons.  First, there aren't really a whole lot of things that Kennewick could do if these bills had passed, and second, both these bills are fairly dead.  It's really a case of local politicians figuring out which way the crowd is going, and getting there first. 

Of slightly more useful news, the City Council also sent a letter to the National League of Cities, opposing it's position on gun control.  I say it's slightly more useful, as I'm sure the city of Kennewick kicks a buck or two to this League, and as always, money talks, especially when it walks away.