A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles has cleared the Democratic-controlled Washington state Legislature.
Customers look at AR-15-style rifles on a mostly empty display wall at Rainier Arms Friday, April 14, 2023, in Auburn, Wash. as stock dwindles before potential legislation that would ban future sale of the weapons in the state. House Bill 1240 would ban the future sale, manufacture and import of assault-style semi-automatic weapons to Washington State and would go into immediate effect after being signed by Gov. Jay Inslee.
The law would go into effect immediately once it's signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, who has long advocated for such a ban. When the bill passed the state House in March, Inslee said he’s believed in it since 1994 when, as a member of the U.S. Congress, he voted to make it a federal law. A ban on so-called assault weapons is far off in the U.S. Congress. But President Joe Biden and other Democrats have becomein pushing for stronger gun controls — and doing so with no clear electoral consequences.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington LegislatureA ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles has cleared the Democratic-controlled Washington state Legislature
Read more »
Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington state Legislature, heads to Gov. Inslee's desk to signA ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law.
Read more »
Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington state Legislature, heads to Gov. Inslee's desk to signA ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law.
Read more »
Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington state Legislature, heads to Gov. Inslee's desk to signA ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law.
Read more »
Bill to set minimum marriage age of 18 stalls in Washington LegislatureA bill in Washington state to require a minimum marriage age of 18 has stalled again in the Legislature. Washington is one of just a handful of states that don’t specify a minimum age for marriage.
Read more »