According to OPB Tv
A new bill that would ban high-capacity magazines in Washington state is being considered by lawmakers after a previous measure stalled.
The sponsor of the new measure, Rep. Javier Valdez, added a fiscal provision that allows the Legislature to consider the bill this late in the 60-day legislative session, which ends March 12.
The Olympian reported that the bill would restrict firearm ammunition magazines to 15 bullets or less and create a large-capacity magazine buy-back program operated by the Washington State Patrol. The measure also would eliminate tax breaks for the sale of precious metals and bullion, with the proceeds used for the buy-back program.
Both sides of the gun debate packed a committee room Tuesday for a public hearing.
James Barrick, a Kirkland resident opposed to the bill, said adding a fiscal element to the bill is “an intricate manipulation of the process to introduce a magazine buy-back so that it makes it a budget issue.”