Two new laws aimed at reducing mass shootings and cracking down on the proliferation of so-called "ghost guns" go into effect July 1 in Washington. Majority Democrats in the state Legislature passed the new restrictions earlier this year. Continue Reading Read More
In November 2018, Washington voters approved a package of firearms restrictions, generally called I-1639. It raises the minimum age for buying semi-automatic rifles, tightens background checks and makes it a crime to fail to store a gun safely, if the gun ends up in the wrong hands. The restrictions have raised the ire of some county sheriffs. Read More
A 2017 law that requires Washington gun dealers to report when someone tries to buy a firearm and fails a background check has resulted in at least 10 arrests and two convictions so far, according to a report by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Read More
A new Washington state law designed to crack down on felons, domestic abusers and others who lie and try to buy a gun is already resulting in prosecutions. Continue Reading It’s A Crime To Lie And Try To Buy A Gun, Now People In Washington Are Read More
File photo. Washington state’s Initiative 594 requires background checks for person-to-person gun sales. GLASGOWS / FLICKR – TINYURL.COM/H5S37YU In 2014, Washington voters approved Initiative 594 to require background checks for… Read More
Gun dealer Don Teague behind the counter at his gun store in west Olympia. AUSTIN JENKINS / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Guns and domestic violence are a deadly combination. Now domestic… Continue Reading ‘Lie And Try’ To Buy A Gun In Read More
Gun dealers in Washington state will soon be required to report when someone tries to buy a gun and fails a background check. Gov. Jay Inslee signed that requirement into law Wednesday as part of a crackdown on prohibited gun buyers.
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