Washington lawmakers are advancing multiple measures to try to curb gun violence, including a proposal to ban sales of assault weapons.
, meanwhile, say the proposals are an unconstitutional infringement of gun ownership rights, and would unfairly burden responsible firearm owners.The measure
applies to a wide variety of semi-automatic firearms, including AR-15s and AK-47s, as well as other guns that have one or more features described in the bill. The legislation would prohibit the sale, manufacturing and importing of such guns. But it wouldn't outlaw possession of them — meaning people who already own those firearms could keep them.: While Democratic state legislators, the governor and the attorney general have proposed versions of an assault weapons ban for years, this year marks the first time such a proposal has cleared either chamber of the Legislature.
He and other Republicans also objected to the bill containing an emergency clause, which would prevent voters from overturning the measure through a referendum campaign.Last year, Democrats passed a ban on high-capacity firearm magazines and still gained seats in the November election. That has emboldened them to push forward on the assault weapons sales ban without fearing backlash from voters, key lawmakersIf the ban passes the state Senate and is approved by the governor, Washington would become theThe others are California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.
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