washington state assault weapons ban

Washington State’s Rationale for Outlawing ‘Assault Weapons’ Doesn’t Stand Up to Even the Most Basic Scrutiny

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While the satisfaction of sticking it to “the gun industry” is a matter of perspective, the promise that [Washington State’s] new laws will measurably improve public safety seems highly dubious, especially when it comes to the semi-automatic rifles that [Governor Jay] Inslee and the Democrat-controlled Washington State Legislature have deemed intolerable. H.B. 1240, which makes … Read more

Aero Precision Joins NSSF Lawsuit Challenging Washington State ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson

  From Aero Precision . . . Due to the passage of House Bill 1240 by the Washington Legislature and Governor Jay Inslee signing it in to law on 4/25/23, Aero Precision has filed a lawsuit in conjunction with several other plaintiffs to combat this overreaching legislation, seeking temporary and permanent injunction based on the … Read more

Hope Over Experience: Washington Dems Pass California-Style ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Claiming It Will Reduce Crime

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From the CCRKBA . . . Democrats in the Washington State Legislature put politics ahead of constitutional rights Saturday when they voted 27-21 to approve House Bill 1240, which bans the future sale, manufacture and importation of so-called “assault weapons,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. “Contrary to … Read more

Washington Staters Deserve Real Solutions, Not Bans Offering False Promises

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washington state gun control liptak

By Duane Liptak Lawmakers in Olympia are convinced they’ve found the solution to solving the crime problem. Reducing crime, they seem to agree, is just a matter of reducing the capacity of how many rounds of ammunition can go into a magazine. They just can’t seem to agree what that number should be. The fallacy is … Read more