“No one needs an AR-15 to protect your family,” Inslee said while surrounded by family members of shooting victims. “You only need it to kill other families.”
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee makes remarks at the podium before signing multiple bills meant to prevent gun violence.Nine other states including California, New York and Massachusetts have already passed similar bans, and the laws have been upheld as constitutional by the courts, according to Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
The other bills Inslee signed Tuesday make safety training and a 10-day waiting period mandatory before gun purchases while the third increases the accountability of gun manufacturers and dealers who knowingly sell guns to dangerous or irresponsible individuals.House Bill 1240, which prohibits the manufacture, importation, distribution and sale of semi-automatic assault-style weapons.“We lead the country in so many ways, and we are leading on this,” Inslee said.
Almost immediately after Inslee signed the legislation, a lawsuit challenging the assault weapons ban was filed by the Second Amendment Foundation in U.S.
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