Martha Bellisle, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Members of the Washington Chapter of Moms Demand Action pose for a photo outside the federal courthouse in Seattle, Wash., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, after attending a hearing to support the issuance of an injunction to block the online release of plans for printing 3D guns. A federal judge hearing arguments over whether the Trump administration should be allowed to maintain a settlement with a company that wants to post online plans for printing 3D guns said Tuesday that the issue should be decided by the president or Congress. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)

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States aim to stop internet release of 3D-printed gun plans

by Martha Bellisle Associated PressAugust 21, 2018

SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle hearing arguments over a settlement that allows a Texas company to post online plans for printing 3D guns said Tuesday the overall issue of such untraceable plastic weapons should be decided by the president or…

FILE - In this May 10, 2013, file photo, Cody Wilson, the founder of Defense Distributed, shows a plastic handgun made on a 3D-printer at his home in Austin, Texas. Eight states filed suit Monday, July 30, 2018, against the Trump administration over its decision to allow a Texas company to publish downloadable blueprints for a 3D-printed gun, contending the hard-to-trace plastic weapons are a boon to terrorists and criminals and threaten public safety. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

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Judge blocks release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns

by Martha Bellisle Associated Press, and Matthew Daly Associated PressJuly 31, 2018

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference about the state's response to President Trump's revised travel ban Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Seattle. Legal challenges against Trump's revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington state said it would renew its request to block the executive order. It came a day after Hawaii launched its own lawsuit, and Ferguson said both Oregon and New York had asked to join his state's legal action. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Attorneys general step up legal fight against travel ban

by Martha Bellisle Associated Press, and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressMarch 10, 2017

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference about the state's response to President Trump's revised travel ban Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Seattle. Legal challenges against Trump's revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington state said it would renew its request to block the executive order. It came a day after Hawaii launched its own lawsuit, and Ferguson said both Oregon and New York had asked to join his state's legal action. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Legal challenges to Trump’s travel ban mount from US states

by Martha Bellisle Associated Press, and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Associated PressMarch 9, 2017

HOLD FOR STORY MOVING TUESDAY BY MARTHA BELLISLE - Trees and a low brick wall are shown in front of Western State Hospital, Monday, May 2, 2016, in Lakewood, Wash. When two dangerous patients escaped from the facility on April 6, 2016, officials downplayed the incident and called it rare, but a review of police reports and interviews with staff by The Associated Press reveal that patients go missing from the 800-bed facility on a regular basis, and more than 180 have escaped or walked away since 2013. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Dozens escaped from Wash. mental hospital since 2013

by Martha Bellisle Associated PressMay 3, 2016