David Zaitzeff v. City of Seattle, Washington
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the Second Amendment allows the government to prohibit ordinary law abiding citizens from carrying fixed blade knives, or knives of a specific blade length, when outside the home for self-defense?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED The city of Seattle has a municipal code. This code ; prohibits the public carry of knives by ordinary, law; abiding citizens, speaking of knives which are “fixed blade” or of blade length greater than 3.5 inches. . The Seattle law is enforced against those who are ; merely in their cars or passing through. David Zaitzeff is a repeat victim of crime who has worn and desires to carry (by means of wearing in a ; sheath, that is) a fixed blade knife or sword in Seattle. Crimes have been committed against Zaitzeff at _ : Greenlake, in other parts of Seattle and in other cities. ; After unjust conviction, Zaitzeff presents three questions: a 1. Whether the Second Amendment allows the government to prohibit ordinary law abiding citizens from carrying fixed blade knives, or knives of a specific blade length, when outside the home for self-defense? 2. Whether the ex post facto designation of Greenlake Park as a “sensitive area” by the Washington state appeals court is within its power and constitutional? : 3. Whether the trial court violated my right to present a defense by precluding, in limine, the evidence and discussion of the elements of a defense of necessity, doing so on the basis that the threat was generalized rather than specific to that day? ii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS Supreme Court of Washington : "No. 99734-9 David Zaitzeff, Petitioner v. City of Seattle, Respondent. Date of Final Order: September 22, 2021 Court of Appeals of the State of Washington . : , No. 80486-7-I oS David Zaitzeff, Petitioner v. City of Seattle, Respondent. Date of Final Opinion: April 5, 2021 King county Superior Court No. 19-1-02010-1 SEA David Zaitzeff, Appellant v. City of Seattle, Respondent. Date of Final Order: August 19, 2019 Municipal Court of the City of Seattle No. 637319 The City of Seattle, Plaintiff v. David Zaitzeff, Defendant. : _ Date of Final Order: January 2, 2019 iii ; It should also be noted that Zaitzeff had filed 3 different suits in federal court, in the Western district of Washington, at various times, and with various facts for standing, and to have struck down SMC 12A.14.080(B). The first two of these suits were brought in federal ; court long before police had seized his sword in May ; 2018. The first two of these suits were both dismissed based on the allegation that Zaitzeff lacked standing. ; The city and the federal courts alleged that Zaitzeff had not been arrested or prosecuted for wearing a sword or knife. Based on that and given the city’s ; : claims of having no intention of prosecuting him for such conduct, Zaitzeff had no standing to sue to protect : second amendment protection against the frivolous Seattle weapons law! The city of Seattle and the federal courts in Washington contended that I must both break the law and be arrested or prosecuted in order to have standing to sue. There are no other proceedings in state or federal trial or appellate courts, or in this Court, directly related to this case, within the meaning of Sup. Ct. R. 7 14.1(b) (iii). ;