Washington State ballot initiative I-1639 categorizes all semiautomatic rifles as “assault rifles.” Ballotpedia quotes I-1639’s text: noting that the initiative is focused on “semiautomatic assault rifles.” Any rifle which utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the...
Although the court was widely expected to weaken state gun laws, the timing was a slight surprise: Most aides in the Capitol and at the White House believed the widely-anticipated decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen would come next week, as the court neared the ...
Yes, without a license. Any person who is at least 21 years old and legally entitled to carry a firearm can open carry. Some areas are off-limits, including public schools and state courthouses. Based on the passage of SB 5038, open carry is also prohibited at the Capitol, any state ...
It was among the most comprehensive of a string of state-level gun-control measures enacted in the U.S. after last year’s shooting at a Florida high school. The National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation have filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging the initiative is ...
means of self-defense, the modern semi-automatic rifle. The state has put politics ahead of constitutional rights and is penalizing law-abiding citizens. This legislation does nothing to arrest and prosecute criminals who misuse firearms in defiance of all existing gun control laws. It is absurd....
The National Rifle Association challenged the measure in court, but an August decision from the state’s Supreme Court allowed it to remain on the ballot this cycle. The NRA called the measure “extreme” and asserted that it strips away the constitutional rights of gun owners in the state. ...
He was there with us as we protested the stifling voting laws in our parish. The protests led to my home church being tear-gassed by state troopers while we were having a meeting. They busted through the doors and windows riding horses throughout the sanctuary, beating us ...
125 was articulated by this court in State v. Valdobinos, 122 Wash. 2d 270, 282, 858 P.2d 199 (1993). In Valdobinos, police discovered an unloaded .22 rifle under the defendant's bed while executing a warrant to search for evidence of illegal drug sales. Drugs and money were also ...
laws to all of the usual customers, including national retail chains, independent gun stores and dealers, individuals who pass background checks, and federal, state, and local government agencies. Reaffirm every American’s Second Amendment rights to own a gun (or as many guns as you want)...
"When it comes to guns, the only Washington that mattered this election was Washington State," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. "The [National Rifle Association] might be able to intimidate Washington, D.C., and state legislators, but they don't intimidate American...