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 | | The Yes on 676 campaign was captained by two respected and experienced Washington State political consultants: Diane McDade, who had worked on the gun issue for a number of years and who coordinated the strategy and media team; and Blair Butterworth, a Democrat whose firm, FDR Services, had handled Locke's successful gubernatorial campaign. |
 | | While supporters of 676 said it would save the lives of children by preventing accidental shootings, the NRA drove home the message that it was an unconstitutional attempt to expand government power and would create a licensing bureaucracy that would not be effective in terms of child safety or reducing crime. |
 | | They also said that passage of 676 would mean stalking victims would lose special protections because of the measure's licensing provisions, and that gun owners would give up confidentiality of some of their medical records. |
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