WA State Mag Ban Defeated, Bad Bill Remain

According to Firearmchronicles

Two different magazines bans were defeated; a House bill that would have banned the possession of magazines over 15-rounds and a Senate version that capped ammunition magazines to 10-rounds.

The House and Senate also had competing versions of legislation that would have mandated more state-approved firearms training for concealed carry holders, but both bills failed to cross over as well.

These were big priorities for both Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, and its a credit to the gun owners in Washington State that these proposals failed in the legislature. Unfortunately, as NRA’s Institute for Legislative action reports, there are still several bad bills that did cross over.

Senate Bill 5434 passed by a 27-20 vote. It increases prohibited areas where law-abiding citizens cannot possess firearms, including CPL holders carrying for self-defense. The bill extended “gun-free zones” to public parks, libraries, and child care centers before being amended to only apply to child care centers. In addition to leaving law-abiding citizens defenseless against criminals who ignore arbitrary boundaries, the bill requires child care centers to publicly indicate they are “gun-free zones” by posting signs outside the facilities.

Senate Bill 6288 passed by a 25-23 vote. It creates an Office of Firearm Violence Prevention within the executive branch of state government. Governor Jay Inslee and his administration have already made it clear where they stand on Second Amendment issues—they routinely sponsor and support gun ban legislation and initiatives designed to disarm law-abiding citizens. This office would be nothing more than a tax-payer funded lobby group with the sole purpose of eroding self-defense rights in Washington.

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