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.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.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 […]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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